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==Synopsis==
 
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Toru is a young part-timer who has no interest in social issues. He gets called in as a juror in the trial of a woman labeled as a "witch", charged with a murder over an enormous inheritance. Though it appears that she is definitely guilty, one by one the jurors begin casting their votes for "not guilty." From the shadows, there is a mysterious organization buying control of the jury. At the same time, strange events start happening around Toru. When another juror is threatened, Toru is determined to save her. However, Toru's girlfriend, a newspaper reporter, seems suspicious of their relationship. And so, Toru begins his lonely fight for the truth. --''[http://www.tokyograph.com/articles/Spring_2009_Drama_Preview Tokyograph]''
 
Toru is a young part-timer who has no interest in social issues. He gets called in as a juror in the trial of a woman labeled as a "witch", charged with a murder over an enormous inheritance. Though it appears that she is definitely guilty, one by one the jurors begin casting their votes for "not guilty." From the shadows, there is a mysterious organization buying control of the jury. At the same time, strange events start happening around Toru. When another juror is threatened, Toru is determined to save her. However, Toru's girlfriend, a newspaper reporter, seems suspicious of their relationship. And so, Toru begins his lonely fight for the truth. --''[http://www.tokyograph.com/articles/Spring_2009_Drama_Preview Tokyograph]''
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==Cast==
 
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*[[Suenaga Haruka]] as Okudera Rika
 
*[[Suenaga Haruka]] as Okudera Rika
 
*[[Nakamura Yasuhi]] as Tatokoro Hideo
 
*[[Nakamura Yasuhi]] as Tatokoro Hideo
*[[Yamaya Hatsuo]] (山谷初男) as Izutsu Hajime
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*[[Yamaya Hatsuo]] as Izutsu Hajime
 
*[[Hirakata Genki]] (平方元基) as Soma Suguru
 
*[[Hirakata Genki]] (平方元基) as Soma Suguru
 
*[[Nakamura Kaori]] as Nedzu Yoshiko
 
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==Production Credits==
 
==Production Credits==
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Maekawa Yoichi]] (前川洋一)
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*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Maekawa Yoichi]] (ep1-2,4,6,8,10), [[Yatsu Hiroyuki]] (ep3,5,7,9)
*'''Producer:''' [[Seki Takuya]] (関卓也), [[Koike Hideki]] (小池秀樹)
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*'''Producer:''' [[Seki Takuya]], [[Koike Hideki]] (小池秀樹)
*'''Director:''' [[Kato Hiromasa]] (加藤裕将), [[Ohara Ichiryu]] (小原一隆)
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*'''Director:''' [[Kato Yusuke]] (ep1-2,4,7,9-10), [[Obara Ichiryu]] (ep3,5,8), [[Inaba Masahiro]] (稲葉正弘) (ep6)
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*'''Music:''' [[Kamisaka Kyosuke]], [[MAYUKO]], [[Kawashima Kano]] (川嶋可能), [[Tsugei Takamichi]] (告井孝通)
  
 
==Episode Information==
 
==Episode Information==

Latest revision as of 10:12, 21 October 2020

Majo Saiban

Details

  • Title: 魔女裁判
  • Title (romaji): Majo Saiban
  • Also known as: The Witch Trial
  • Format: Renzoku
  • Genre: Suspense, legal
  • Episodes: 10
  • Viewership rating: 7.3 (Kanto)
  • Broadcast network: Fuji TV
  • Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-25 to 2009-Jul-11
  • Air time: Saturday 23:10
  • Theme song: Keshin by Fukuyama Masaharu

Synopsis

Toru is a young part-timer who has no interest in social issues. He gets called in as a juror in the trial of a woman labeled as a "witch", charged with a murder over an enormous inheritance. Though it appears that she is definitely guilty, one by one the jurors begin casting their votes for "not guilty." From the shadows, there is a mysterious organization buying control of the jury. At the same time, strange events start happening around Toru. When another juror is threatened, Toru is determined to save her. However, Toru's girlfriend, a newspaper reporter, seems suspicious of their relationship. And so, Toru begins his lonely fight for the truth. --Tokyograph

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Episode Information

Case Subtitle Ratings
(Kanto)
Ratings
(Kansai)
Ratings
(Nationwide)
1 The Hand of Evil Creeps Up on Us, the Day We Became Lay Judges... 09.0 ? ?
2 Coercion Conspiracy... Trap... Bribery... The Lay Judges' Crisis 07.7 ? ?
3 My Daughter is Kidnapped... I Am Innocent... A Dangerous Express Delivery 08.5 ? ?
4 A Courtroom Twist! The Jury System's First Bloody Incident 07.2 ? ?
5 The Defendant's Suicide!! The Jury's First Trial Suspension! 06.2 ? ?
6 The Truth Behind the Witch's Suicide 05.7 ? ?
7 Kaori is Abducted ... The Shackled Captive's Empty Gaze 05.3 ? ?
8 07.9 ? ?
9 07.2 ? ?
10 08.7 ? ?
Average 07.3 ? ?

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Notes

  • This is the first drama to tackle the issue of Japan's new "saiban-in" (lay judge) system. The series started about a month before the actual jury system went into effect.

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Spring 2009
Fuji TV
Summer 2009
Kaette Kosaserareta 33pun Tantei
Saturday 23:00
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