
The King(2017)
A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.


After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.

Takuya Kimura
Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平

Takako Matsu
Maiko Amamiya / 雨宮舞子

Nene Otsuka
Misuzu Nakamura / 中村美鈴

Hiroshi Abe
Mitsugu Shibayama / 芝山貢

Masanobu Katsumura
Tatsuo Egami / 江上達夫

Fumiyo Kohinata
Takayuki Suetsugu / 末次隆之

Norito Yashima
Kenji Endo / 遠藤賢司

Takuzo Kadono
Yutaka Ushimaru / 牛丸豊

Kiichi Nakai
Akihiko Takida

Lee Byung-hun
Kang
Hero is a mystery film released in 2007 exploring themes of prosecutor, busan, south korea. Directed by Masayuki Suzuki, it stars Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, Nene Otsuka. After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.
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