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[[Image:BengoshinoKuzu2432.jpg|thumb|300px|Bengoshi no Kuzu]]
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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 弁護士のくず
*'''Title (romaji):''' Bengoshi no Kuzu
*'''Also known as:''' Scum of Lawyers
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Mystery, comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 12
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 12.74
*'''Broadcast network:''' TBS
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2006-Apr-13 to 2006-Jun-29
*'''Air time:''' Thursday 22:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''GO MY WAY'' by [[Wikipedia:hitomi|hitomi]]

==Synopsis==
[[Toyokawa Etsushi]] and [[Ito Hideaki]] appear together for the first time in what is a never-before-seen lawyer-oriented drama. The original work by Iura Hideo, "Bengoshi no Kuzu," is currently being published by Big Comic Original.
Our main character, Kuzu Motohito--aka "scum lawyer"--will do just about anything if it means he can win in court. Lawyers aren't on the side of justice! The law isn't meant to punish people, it's meant to save them! At least, that's this guy's secret motto. High school drop-out, lover of money and women, rude demeanor, and a vulgar mouth. This ridiculous excuse for a lawyer (played by Toyokawa Etsushi) has his first challenge in this comedy as the character Kuzu Motohito. And then there's Takeda Masami (played by Ito Hideaki) who works with Kuzu; Takeda Masami is a wet behind the ears lawyer who is touched by the very idea of justice. [[Takashima Reiko]] plays the capable female lawyer, Kato Tetsuko.
"You'll laugh, you'll cry...a satisfying Legal Human Comedy that breaks through all the rules of the legal world."

==Cast==
*[[Toyokawa Etsushi]] as Kuzu Motohito
*[[Ito Hideaki]] as Takeda Masami
*[[Hoshino Aki]] as Omata Yuka
*[[Moto Fuyuki]] as Kunimitsu Yuujiro
*[[Kitamura Soichiro]] as Shiraishi Makoto
*[[Takashima Reiko]] as Kato Tetsuko

===Guests===
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*[[Sano Shiro]] (ep01, ep12)
*[[Yasu Megumi]] (ep01)
*[[Arimura Miki]] (ep02)
*[[Ogawa Naoya]] (小川直也) (ep02&10)
*[[Mitsuya Yoko]] (ep02)
*[[Namioka Kazuki]] as Sahashi (ep02)
*[[Katagiri Hairi]] (ep03)
*[[Kitagawa Hiromi]] as Seno Seri (ep03)
*[[Masana Bokuzo]] (ep3)
*[[Hirata Mitsuru]] (ep04)
*[[Saito Keita]] (ep04)
*[[Komachi Momoko]] (小町桃子) (ep04)
*[[Kawasaki Mayo]] (ep05)
*[[Koichi Mantaro]] (ep05)
*[[Kurita Yoko]] (ep05)
*[[Murasaki Maya]] (村崎真彩) as Akino Mizuki (ep05 to end)
*[[Sawamura Ikki]] (ep06)
*[[Fukazawa Atsushi]] (ep06)
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*[[Sakamoto-chan]] (坂本ちゃん) (ep06)
*[[Fukami Motoki]] (ep06)
*[[Miura Rieko]] (ep07)
*[[Fuse Eri]] (ep07)
*[[Suga Takamasa]] (ep07)
*[[Komuro Yuta]] (ep07)
*[[Ishida Hikari]] (ep08)
*[[Komoto Masahiro]] (ep08)
*[[Shiomi Sansei]] (ep09)
*[[Okamoto Rei]] (ep09)
*[[Shioya Shun]] (ep10)
*[[Sakai Ayana]] (ep10)
*[[Waki Tomohiro]] (ep10)
*[[Tanabe Seiichi]] (ep11)
*[[Sugimoto Aya]] (ep11)
*[[Sakamoto Masayuki]] (ep12)
*[[Hatano Hiroko]] (ep12)
*[[Okuma Ichiro]]
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==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' Iura Hideo (井浦秀夫)
*'''Screenwriters:''' [[Arai Shuuko]] (荒井修子), [[Takimoto Tomoyuki]] (瀧本智行)
*'''Producers:''' [[Kijima Seiichiro]], [[Kawanishi Taku]], [[Hashimoto Takashi]] (橋本孝)
*'''Directors:''' [[Imai Natsuki]], [[Sakai Masahiro]] (酒井聖博), [[Takemura Kentaro]] (竹村謙太郎), [[Morishima Masaya]] (森嶋正也)
*'''Music:''' [[Umebori Atsushi]] (梅堀淳)

==Episode Information==
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*'''Case 01:''' A Sexual Harassment Trial to Dance
*'''Case 02:''' An Evildoer Father vs. a Bad Girl
*'''Case 03:''' Plagiarism of a Beautiful Woman Writer
*'''Case 04:''' Dead' Voices! The True Criminal of a False Accusation
*'''Case 05:''' My Father is the Vice Principal!
*'''Case 06:''' Public Nuisance! Secret in the Vehicle Exclusively Use by Women
*'''Case 07:''' Improper Inheritance of Bequest
*'''Case 08:''' Defamation! Woman of Rumor
*'''Case 09:''' Recollection of a 30years Couple
*'''Case 10:''' Distinguished Family University Student's Crime
*'''Case 11:''' Working Wife vs At-home Dad
*'''Case 12:''' Love and Money
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*'''Ep 01:''' 14.1%
*'''Ep 02:''' 11.9%
*'''Ep 03:''' 11.2%
*'''Ep 04:''' 10.5%
*'''Ep 05:''' 13.1%
*'''Ep 06:''' 14.3%
*'''Ep 07:''' 12.6%
*'''Ep 08:''' 14.2%
*'''Ep 09:''' 11.4%
*'''Ep 10:''' 12.2%
*'''Ep 11:''' 16.1%
*'''Ep 12:''' 11.3%
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==Awards==
*'''49th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]''' : Best Leading Actor: [[Toyokawa Etsushi]]
*'''49th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]''' : Best supporting Actor: [[Ito Hideaki]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/b-kuzu/ Official Website]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:弁護士のくず|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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