Bengoshi no Kuzu

Bengoshi no Kuzu (弁護士のくず) 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

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

Awards

 * 49th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Leading Actor: Toyokawa Etsushi
 * 49th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor: Ito Hideaki