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The Tiger and Her Wings

The Tiger and Her Wings

20248.31 Season130 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In the early Showa era, Japan’s first women’s law school opens, and the protagonist, Inotsume Tomoko (Ito Sairi), gains nationwide attention as one of the first female lawyers in the country. However, after facing wartime Japan’s harsh realities and losing everything, she becomes a judge with her legal knowledge and dedicates herself to establishing the family court. She stands passionately for the hardships that politics and economics cannot solve.

Created by Erika Yoshida
Written by Erika Yoshida
Produced by Kaoru Ishizawa, Sawako Ohzu
NetworksNHK G

Top Cast

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

猪爪寅子/佐田寅子

Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida

猪爪春

Takashi Okabe

Takashi Okabe

猪爪直言

Taiga Nakano

Taiga Nakano

佐田优三

Misato Morita

Misato Morita

米谷花江/猪爪花江

Machiko Ono

Machiko Ono

旁白

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

穗高重亲

Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

桂场等一郎

Shusaku Kamikawa

Shusaku Kamikawa

猪爪直道

Shiori Doi

Shiori Doi

山田米

Themes & Keywords

japanbased on true storyasadorashōwa era (1926-89)post-war chaos periodyamiichi

About The Tiger and Her Wings

The Tiger and Her Wings is a drama series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of japan, based on true story, asadora, shōwa era (1926-89), post-war chaos period, yamiichi. Created by Erika Yoshida, it stars Sairi Ito, Yuriko Ishida, Takashi Okabe. In the early Showa era, Japan’s first women’s law school opens, and the protagonist, Inotsume Tomoko (Ito Sairi), gains nationwide attention as one of the first female lawyers in the country. However, after facing wartime Japan’s harsh realities and losing everything, she becomes a judge with her legal knowledge and dedicates herself to establishing the family court. She stands passionately for the hardships that politics and economics cannot solve.

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