Film

Courtroom Reaper: Chapter 1

2025 · 1h 11m

Attorney Noboru Shigami (Hitoshi Ozawa), known by the nickname “The Courtroom Reaper,” once served as legal counsel to a yakuza organization. Now, together with his assistant Koji Toda (Sho Aoyagi), he runs the Harukaze Law Office. Shigami is asked by Seigo Kishi (Shinzo Hotta), the first chairman of the Kishi-gumi, to defend Shinya Narumi (Masataka Fujishige), the wakagashira of the second-generation Kishi-gumi, who is currently undergoing mediation. Heading to court underprepared, Shigami faces prosecutor Mika Akiyama (Nagiko Tsuji). During the proceedings, he senses something off about Narumi’s testimony. Meanwhile, Toda uncovers new information about the Kishi-gumi, prompting Shigami to dig deeper into the truth behind the case.

Hitoshi Ozawa

Sho Aoyagi

Nagiko Tsuji

Ayane Nagabuchi

Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Yasukaze Motomiya

Masataka Fujishige

Tetsuhiro Sai

Manzo Shinra

Ken Ogasawara

山口智恵

Hideto Suzuki

Kenya Matsuki

Moe Edamoto

上岡紘子

高橋英里

• Kiyoto NaruseDirector
• Hitoshi OzawaScreenplay

Release date

December 3, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 11m