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Checkmate Lawyer

Checkmate Lawyer

20256.01 Season8 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Kotaro Fuda, a young lawyer running his late father's law firm, meets Tatsumi Tendo, a shogi player with the uncanny ability to predict trial outcomes. Despite Tatsumi's lack of legal experience, Kotaro hires her as a trial lawyer, setting the stage for an unconventional partnership.

Created by Masashi Todayama
Written by Masashi Todayama
Produced by Erika Fujita, Kanami Takahashi
NetworksTV Tokyo

Top Cast

Mone Kamishiraishi

Mone Kamishiraishi

Tatsumi Tendo

Mahiro Takasugi

Mahiro Takasugi

Kotaro Fuda

Mai Shiraishi

Mai Shiraishi

Towa Komaki

Emi Wakui

Emi Wakui

Kasumi Tendo

Seiichi Tanabe

Seiichi Tanabe

Tatsuo Tendo

Satomi Kobayashi

Satomi Kobayashi

Toshie Inui

Takashi Fujii

Takashi Fujii

Yojiro Fuda

Themes & Keywords

courthousecourtroomcourtroom dramalegal dramashogilegal thrillerlawjapanese drama

About Checkmate Lawyer

Checkmate Lawyer is a drama series that first aired in 2025 exploring themes of courthouse, courtroom, courtroom drama, legal drama, shogi, legal thriller. Created by Masashi Todayama, it stars Mone Kamishiraishi, Mahiro Takasugi, Mai Shiraishi. Kotaro Fuda, a young lawyer running his late father's law firm, meets Tatsumi Tendo, a shogi player with the uncanny ability to predict trial outcomes. Despite Tatsumi's lack of legal experience, Kotaro hires her as a trial lawyer, setting the stage for an unconventional partnership.

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