Jiken (Renzoku Drama W) DVD Box

[Machine Translation] In that courtroom, the "case" changed its appearance. Starring Kippei Shiina. The drama is based on the immortal trial novel "The Case" by Shohei Ooka, which won the 31st Japan Mystery Writers Association Award in 1978. The setting is shifted from the Showa period to the 2025 era, and the psychological battle under the jury system is portrayed in depth. The director is Mizuta Shigehide, who has directed such profound human dramas as "Serial Drama W: Influence" and "Serial Drama W: Screaming". --A stabbing victim is found murdered in a materials yard. The victim is a local woman in her 20s who runs a small snack bar. Soon after, the victim's childhood friend, a 19-year-old young man, is arrested on suspicion of murder and abandonment of a corpse. The young man's defense is entrusted to Daisaburo Kikuchi (Kippei Shiina), a former judge who has turned his back on the "truth" because he was obsessed with the past after a trial. The trial is expected to be a simple one with a quick verdict, but after an interrogation by the prosecution, the young man denies his intention to kill. As Kikuchi investigates the young man, he is confronted with the "truth" once again. In the courtroom, unexpected facts are revealed one after another, confusing the judges. Is the young man really a "murderer"? Contains 4 episodes.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: TV spots (subject to change)

その法廷で、「事件」は姿を変えた―。椎名桔平主演。真実と向き合った者たちの再生を描く感動のサスペンス。1978年に第31回日本推理作家協会賞を受賞した大岡昇平の不朽の裁判小説「事件」を連続ドラマ化! 舞台を昭和から令和に移し、裁判員制度での心理戦を濃密に描写する。監督は「連続ドラマW インフルエンス」「連続ドラマW 絶叫」など重厚な人間ドラマを手掛けてきた水田成英。――ある資材置き場で刺殺体が発見される。被害者は地元で細々とスナックを経営する20代女性。程なく被害者の幼なじみで19歳の青年が殺人および死体遺棄の容疑で逮捕された。青年の弁護は、ある裁判を機に過去にとらわれ、"真実"に背を向けた元裁判官の弁護士・菊地大三郎 (椎名桔平) に託された。青年の自白もあり、すぐに判決が下る単純な裁判だと思われたが、検察での取り調べから一転、裁判で青年は殺意を否認する。青年のことを調べるうちに、再び"真実"と対峙する菊地。やがて法廷では意外な事実が次々と露見し、裁く者を惑わせる。果たして青年は、本当に「人殺し」なのか―。全4話収録。

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