* Title: 魔女裁判
* Title (romaji): Majo Saiban
* Also known as: The Witch Trial
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Suspense, legal
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-25 start
* Air time: Saturday 23:10
* Theme song: Keshin by Fukuyama Masaharu
Synopsis
A young freeter (Ikuta Toma) - the term used to describe freelance part-time workers - who has no interest in social issues gets embroiled in a baffling case when he is chosen to be a juror. A woman (Ishida Yuriko) is accused of a murder over an inheritance. She is surely guilty but why are the jurors votes leaning towards innocent? This is because a mysterious group is working behind the scenes to fix the verdict.
More Info
Popular young actor Ikuta Toma has a solo starring role in a drama series for the first time. The show, titled "Majo Saiban," will be the first drama to tackle the issue of Japan's new "saiban-in" (lay judge) system.
This May, Japan is reintroducing the jury system, which was previously abolished in 1943. Since then, only judges have decide the outcome of criminal cases, but under the new system, cases will be decided by a combination of judges and lottery-selected citizens.
In "Majo Saiban," Ikuta plays a typical part-timer with little interest in social issues. However, he is unexpectedly chosen as a juror in the trial of a suspected female murderer. While the mystery surrounding the case unfolds, an unknown group is secretly attempting to bribe the jury.
Actress Kato Ai plays a housewife who is also selected as a juror, while Higa Manami plays Ikuta's girlfriend, a newspaper reporter. Ishida Yuriko takes on the role of the accused.
Fuji TV will air "Majo Saiban" on Saturday nights at 11:10pm. The series starts on April 25, about a month before the actual jury system goes into effect.
Cast
* Ikuta Toma as Yoshioka Toru
* Kato Ai as Watabe Izumi
* Higa Manami as Motomiya Kaori
* Suzuki Ryohei as Kurokawa Ryuichi
* Kutsuna Shiori as Kashiwagi Haruka
* Suenaga Haruka as Okudera Rika
* Nakamura Yasuhi as Tatokoro Hideo
* Yamaya Hatsuo (山谷初男) as Izutsu Hajime
* Hirakata Genki (平方元基) as Soma Suguru
* Nakamura Kaori as Nedzu Yoshiko
* Matsumoto Jun as Utsumi Nobue
* Watanabe Kohei (渡邉鉱平) as Shindo Ryosuke
* Shishido Miwako as Osawa Yoko
* Ishida Yuriko as Kashiwagi Kyoko
* Takizawa Saori as Mizushima Makiko
credit: Dramawiki, soompi
* Title (romaji): Majo Saiban
* Also known as: The Witch Trial
* Format: Renzoku
* Genre: Suspense, legal
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-25 start
* Air time: Saturday 23:10
* Theme song: Keshin by Fukuyama Masaharu
Synopsis
A young freeter (Ikuta Toma) - the term used to describe freelance part-time workers - who has no interest in social issues gets embroiled in a baffling case when he is chosen to be a juror. A woman (Ishida Yuriko) is accused of a murder over an inheritance. She is surely guilty but why are the jurors votes leaning towards innocent? This is because a mysterious group is working behind the scenes to fix the verdict.
More Info
Popular young actor Ikuta Toma has a solo starring role in a drama series for the first time. The show, titled "Majo Saiban," will be the first drama to tackle the issue of Japan's new "saiban-in" (lay judge) system.
This May, Japan is reintroducing the jury system, which was previously abolished in 1943. Since then, only judges have decide the outcome of criminal cases, but under the new system, cases will be decided by a combination of judges and lottery-selected citizens.
In "Majo Saiban," Ikuta plays a typical part-timer with little interest in social issues. However, he is unexpectedly chosen as a juror in the trial of a suspected female murderer. While the mystery surrounding the case unfolds, an unknown group is secretly attempting to bribe the jury.
Actress Kato Ai plays a housewife who is also selected as a juror, while Higa Manami plays Ikuta's girlfriend, a newspaper reporter. Ishida Yuriko takes on the role of the accused.
Fuji TV will air "Majo Saiban" on Saturday nights at 11:10pm. The series starts on April 25, about a month before the actual jury system goes into effect.
Cast
* Ikuta Toma as Yoshioka Toru
* Kato Ai as Watabe Izumi
* Higa Manami as Motomiya Kaori
* Suzuki Ryohei as Kurokawa Ryuichi
* Kutsuna Shiori as Kashiwagi Haruka
* Suenaga Haruka as Okudera Rika
* Nakamura Yasuhi as Tatokoro Hideo
* Yamaya Hatsuo (山谷初男) as Izutsu Hajime
* Hirakata Genki (平方元基) as Soma Suguru
* Nakamura Kaori as Nedzu Yoshiko
* Matsumoto Jun as Utsumi Nobue
* Watanabe Kohei (渡邉鉱平) as Shindo Ryosuke
* Shishido Miwako as Osawa Yoko
* Ishida Yuriko as Kashiwagi Kyoko
* Takizawa Saori as Mizushima Makiko
credit: Dramawiki, soompi
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