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Hero

Original title: ヒーロー

  • 2001 –2014
  • Returning series
  • 15

★ 7.9 TMDB Rating · 36 votes

Former delinquent turned unconventional prosecutor Kohei Kuryu shakes up the legal world with his street-smart instincts and unorthodox style, clashing with ambitious colleague Maiko Amamiya while his relentless pursuit of justice gradually transforms those around him.

Seasons
2
Episodes
22
Episode length
~1h
First aired
Jan 8, 2001
Networks
Fuji TV
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Hero

  • Portrait of Takuya Kimura

    Takuya Kimura

    Kohei Kuryu / 久利生公平

  • Portrait of Bokuzo Masana

    Bokuzo Masana

    Syuji Ido / 井户秀二

  • Portrait of Takuzo Kadono

    Takuzo Kadono

    Yutaka Ushimaru / 牛丸丰

  • Portrait of Masanobu Katsumura

    Masanobu Katsumura

    Tatsuo Egami / 江上达夫

  • Portrait of Norito Yashima

    Norito Yashima

    Kenji Endo / 远藤贤司

  • Portrait of Fumiyo Kohinata

    Fumiyo Kohinata

    Takayuki Suetsugu / 末次隆之

  • Portrait of Katsuya

    Katsuya

    Keita Kosugi

  • Portrait of Keiko Kitagawa

    Keiko Kitagawa

    Chika Asagi / 麻木千佳

  • Portrait of Hajime Okayama

    Hajime Okayama

    Otsuka

  • Portrait of Tetta Sugimoto

    Tetta Sugimoto

    Masashi Tamura / 田村雅史

  • Portrait of Gaku Hamada

    Gaku Hamada

    Daisuke Uno / 宇野大介

  • Portrait of Yutaka Matsushige

    Yutaka Matsushige

    Kenzaburo Kawajiri

Seasons

  • Poster for Specials of Hero

    Specials

    Jul 3, 2006

    3 episodes

    Five years after leaving Josai bureau, Kuryu Kohei, who has been working in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is transferred to Nijigaura, Yamaguchi (a fictitious town, its real name is Nijigahama), a quiet place on the seaside where he arrives precisely when the first murder in eleven years has been committed. Soon, Takita Akihiko, the most beloved and influent person of the town, is suspected and Kuryu has to deal with this problem, as the other members are too frightened to take any action.

  • Poster for Season 1 of Hero

    Season 1

    Jan 8, 2001

    11 episodes

    Kuryu Kohei is a young prosecutor who gets transferred to a division in Tokyo from Aomori. Unlike a typical prosecutor, he takes his cases seriously in a non-serious way. Together with his paralegal, Amamiya Maiko, they crack cases with his unconventional ways. Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him.

  • Poster for Season 2 of Hero

    Season 2

    Jul 14, 2014

    11 episodes

    Kuryu Kohei returns to Tokyo Prosecutor's Office once again. There are familiar faces, but also new faces who will be working with him this time round. One of them is paralegal, Asagi Chika, who is now in charge of going along with Kuryu's whims.

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