Series synopsis
Scum of Lawyers, also known as 弁護士のくず is a Japanese drama comedy television series that premiered on TBS on April 13, 2006. It ended on June 29, 2006. It stars Etsushi Toyokawa, Reiko Takashima, Hideaki Ito and Aki Hoshino.
Bengoshi no Kuzu is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideo Iura about Takeda Masami, a new lawyer and fellow lawyer Kuzu Motohito, who Takeda is teamed up with, and how they deal with different court cases. It was serialized in Big Comic Original. Bengoshi no Kuzu received the Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general category in 2007.
The manga was adapted into a 12-episode TV drama, which was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System between April 13, 2006 and June 29, 2006.
Premise
Bengoshi no Kuzu is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideo Iura about Takeda Masami, a new lawyer and fellow lawyer Kuzu Motohito, who Takeda is teamed up with, and how they deal with different court cases. It was serialized in Big Comic Original. Bengoshi no Kuzu received the Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general category in 2007.
The manga was adapted into a 12-episode TV drama, which was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System between April 13, 2006 and June 29, 2006.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Etsushi Toyokawa as Motohito Kuzu
- Reiko Takashima as Tetsuko Kato
- Hideaki Ito as Masami Takeda
- Aki Hoshino as Omata Yuka
- Fuyuki Moto as Yujiro Kunimitsu
- Soichiro Kitamura as Makoto Shiraishi
- Maya Murasaki
- Masaki Kitahara
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 13, 2006 | June 29, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Case 01: A Sexual Harassment Trial to Dance | April 13, 2006 |
| 2 | Case 02: An Evildoer Father vs. a Bad Girl | April 20, 2006 |
| 3 | Case 03: Plagiarism of a Beautiful Woman Write | April 27, 2006 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 13, 2006 |
| Last aired | June 29, 2006 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |