■Lawyer Daito Miyama, played by Jun Matsumoto, and Madarame Law Office are in the biggest crisis!
“99.9 – Criminal Lawyer – THE MOVIE” will be broadcast on TBS for the first time on terrestrial TV from 9pm on January 12th.
“99.9 – Criminal Specialty” is a new type of legal entertainment in which unique criminal lawyers take on criminal cases that are 99.9% impossible to reverse through thorough examination, sharp observation, and teamwork, even though they sometimes clash. lawyer-“.
It was broadcast on TBS’s Sunday theater slot in 2016 and 2018, and both recorded high viewer ratings. The masterpiece drama, which has received enthusiastic support from a wide range of generations, has been further scaled up and made into a movie in December 2021. It was a huge hit with box office revenue of 3 billion yen and an audience of over 2.2 million people.
99.9%. That is the conviction rate in Japanese criminal trials. While this number, which is said to be the highest in the world, is proof of the capabilities of the Japanese police and prosecutors, it also means that once a person is indicted, they are almost always found guilty. The chance of being acquitted at trial by overturning the story laid out by the prosecution is 0.1%. However, even in cases where 99.9% of the charges are confirmed, the facts may be hidden in the remaining 0.1%.
This work is a story about criminal lawyers who never give up and pursue the facts in order to reach that 0.1%.
In addition to the famous duo of the unconventional lawyer Taisho Miyama, played by Jun Matsumoto, and the talented lawyer Atsuhiro Sada, played by Teruyuki Kagawa, the new heroine, Honoka Kono, played by Hana Sugisaki, joins the cast as they struggle in search of the 0.1% truth. .
In addition, Hitoshi Katagiri, Maggie, and Azusa Babazono will continue to play the members of the criminal case room, continuing from the drama series. The familiar regulars who are indispensable to “99.9” are also present.
In the drama series, the cast includes Kazunori Kishibe, who was the director of Madarame Law Office, Nana Eikura, Fumino Kimura, who played the heroines, as well as Takataka Aoki, Toru Baba, Kurara Emi, Takashi Ikeda, Yukino Kishii, Eiji Okuda, The entire cast, including Shofukutei Tsurube, reunites.
And as an attractive new cast, Hidetoshi Nishijima will play the role of Kyohei Nagumo, a mysterious lawyer who is deeply involved in the case that Miyama and his friends are trying, and Ayaka Makita, who swept the film awards in 2020, will play the role of Eri Nagumo, his daughter and a genius pianist. in the village where it happened Shunsuke Michieda (Naniwa Danshi), who played the role of Mamoru Shigemori, the young man Miyama and his friends meet, is joined by Shunsuke Michieda (Naniwa Danshi), who made his first film appearance after his debut, as well as Renji Ishibashi, Katsumi Takahashi, Bengal, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, and other super-luxurious people. , liven up the “99.9” world.
The director is Hisashi Kimura, who was also in charge of the drama series, and there are even more polished (?) gags about Miyama’s father, small jokes here and there, and of course, there is a sense of excitement and exhilaration. Don’t miss the terrestrial broadcast of “99.9 – Criminal Lawyer – THE MOVIE,” which packs all the charm of “99.9” and brings it to the world on a grand scale.
■Synopsis
Miyama (Jun Matsumoto) has always pursued only the facts and won an acquittal in a case that is said to be 99.9% irreversible.
The criminal case specialist room at the Madarame Law Office, to which he belongs, continues to take on cases every day under the new director Sada (Teruyuki Kagawa) and the addition of a new lawyer, Honoka (Hana Sugisaki).
One day, they receive a request regarding the Tenka village poisoned wine incident that occurred 15 years ago.
The case involves the mysterious lawyer Nagumo (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and his daughter Eri (Aya Makita).
Nagumo seems like a good guy at first glance, but is he really an enemy or an ally?
With the help of Mamoru (Shunsuke Michieda), a young man they met in the village, Miyama and his friends decide to thoroughly investigate the incident from 15 years ago.
Eventually, a possibility came to light, and it seemed like a miraculous turnaround, but it turned out to be a cleverly set trap…
Miyama, who was supposed to be pursuing only the facts, ends up being falsely accused!?
Madarame Law Office is in its biggest crisis.
Will Miyama and his team be able to arrive at the 0.1% truth?
(C)2021 “99.9-THE MOVIE” Production Committee
Program information
TBS“99.9 – Criminal Lawyer – THE MOVIE”
01/12 (Sun) 21:00-23:15
Cast: Jun Matsumoto, Teruyuki Kagawa, Hana Sugisaki, Hitoshi Katagiri, Maggie, Azusa Babazono, Toru Baba, Kurara Emi, Takashi Ikeda, Yukino Kishii
Hidetoshi Nishijima / Shunsuke Michieda (Naniwa Danshi) Saiju Makita / Nana Eikura Fumino Kimura Takataka Aoki / Katsumi Takahashi Renji Ishibashi / Eiji Okuda Shofukutei Tsurube Ittoku Kishibe
Theme song: Arashi “Find The Answer” (J Storm)
Director: Hisashi Kimura
Screenplay: Shunto Miura
Trick supervision: Mitsuharu Makita
Music: Akio Izutsu
Planning: Katsuhiro Setoguchi
Executive producer: Takashi Hirano
Producer: Keigo Higashinaka Tamako Tsujimoto
Production: “99.9-Criminal Lawyer-THE MOVIE” Production Committee
Production Production: TBS TV
Distribution: Shochiku
“99.9-Criminal Lawyer-THE MOVIE” program official website
https://www.tbs.co.jp/program/999tbs_20250112/
