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Checkmate Lawyer

Checkmate Lawyer

法廷のドラゴン

★5.8(6)
January 17, 2025
→ March 7, 2025
51m
1 Season
8 Episodes
Drama
IMDb

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.

Episodes

Pawn Shop Scam vs Anaguma
Episode 1January 17, 2025

Pawn Shop Scam vs Anaguma

51min

Kosaka Kinuko is the victim of a pawn shop scam but when she went to sue Kirioka Yuya, the thief, she finds herself against a strong defensive force of high-end lawyers and influential father.

100 Million Lawsuit vs Cheerful Static Rook
Episode 2January 24, 2025

100 Million Lawsuit vs Cheerful Static Rook

43min

A cleaning lady, Seyama Reiko, gets sued by a university professor for ruining his 18-year-long experiment. However, Seyama is a lady full of secrets!

Murder Case vs 99.9% Accurate AI
Episode 3January 31, 2025

Murder Case vs 99.9% Accurate AI

43min

A man is convicted of murder... and the prosecutor is Asamura Ichiro, nicknamed "AI of Tokyo Prosecution" for his effective and emotionless attitude in court. Then Tatsumi remembers that there was an AI bot in shogi world too, which was taken down by one key piece.

Refusing Lease Renewal vs Bishop Exchange Reclining Silver
Episode 4February 7, 2025

Refusing Lease Renewal vs Bishop Exchange Reclining Silver

43min

A super scary client walks into Fuda Law Office and it turns out to be Kotaro's middle school classmate! Kotaro is determined to help his friend out, and agrees to represent him in a lawsuit against his landlord... but the case turns out trickier than he expected.

Fake Wagashi Lawsuit vs Unexpected Unpromoted Bishop?!
Episode 5February 14, 2025

Fake Wagashi Lawsuit vs Unexpected Unpromoted Bishop?!

43min

Gankoan is a traditional wagashi shop, and their famous Ittetsu Mochi-- a single-byte mochi dessert-- became a viral sensation overnight. Their online retailer, Queen Marche, is suing the wagashi shop over breach in licensing contract.

Large Inheritance Settlement vs The Shogi Puzzle Will
Episode 6February 21, 2025

Large Inheritance Settlement vs The Shogi Puzzle Will

43min

Tatsumi and Kotaro are called into the deep woods to settle an inheritance case... sounds like a mystery novel so far. Turns out the chairman who passed away was a big shogi fan, and he left his will in a cryptic shogi puzzle!

Political Scoop Lawsuit vs Suspicious Sennichite
Episode 7February 28, 2025

Political Scoop Lawsuit vs Suspicious Sennichite

43min

Tatsumi's former shogi comrade is now working at a TV station as a reporter. She got sued by a politician, and now she has approached Tatsumi for legal counsel.

The Unexpected Mistake vs Miraculous Winning Move!
Episode 8March 7, 2025

The Unexpected Mistake vs Miraculous Winning Move!

43min

In the second half of the lawsuit, Tatsumi and Towa teams up to take down the ultimate villain--House of Representative Tsuge.

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

Key Crew

DirectorTakahiro Horie