Pro Bono (2014)
Original title: 霧の旗
A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s busy schedule and other priorities, he refuses to take the case. Lacking a proper defense, Kiriko’s brother is eventually convicted of murder, and dies in prison. From that point on, Kiriko is determined to take revenge against Otuska.
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Maki HorikitaKiriko Yanagida
Katsumi TakahashiKeiichi Abe
Yoshino KimuraMichiko Kono
Niino FuruhataMasao Yanagida
Seiji FukushiKenji Sugiura
Mitsuki TanimuraNobuko
Naomi Akimoto
Mari Hamada
Kenta Satoi
Tamiyasu Cho
David Ito
Yûko ItôMovie DNA
Frequently asked questions about Pro Bono
What is Pro Bono about?
A young, mentally retarded boy is wrongfully accused of murder, but his family lacks the means to hire an attorney to defend him. The boy’s sister, Kiriko, pleads with an accomplished attorney named Otsuka to defend her brother pro bono. But because of Otsuka’s busy schedule and other priorities, he refuses to take the case. Lacking a proper defense, Kiriko’s brother is eventually convicted of murder, and dies in prison. From that point on, Kiriko is determined to take revenge against Otuska.
How long is Pro Bono?
Pro Bono has a runtime of 109 minutes.