Ichikei’s Crow – The Criminal Court Judges

An elite judge appointed to improve the efficiency of a criminal division in the Tokyo District Court clashes with a colleague's unorthodox approach.

Iruma presides over the remitted case of a culinary researcher who has appealed her conviction of child abuse after new evidence comes to light.

Old memories resurface for Komazawa when Ichikei receives a case involving a glass factory worker's deadly argument with a city hall staffer.

Iruma encourages Sakama's sister to observe her in court. Sakama is assigned the case of an accused juvenile who has maintained complete silence.

Sakama presides over the case of a ballet company manager charged with assaulting a former coach. Iruma suggests combining it with a related trial.

As Iruma presides over a burglary trial, a journalist covering the case is attacked. Iruma investigates inconsistencies in the defendant's testimony.

The sister of the client in Iruma's final case as a lawyer agrees to file for a retrial. Iruma's former colleague Aoyama seeks a public hearing.

Ichikei merges two matters for trial after a defendant accused of shoplifting is subsequently charged with assaulting her former teacher.

Ichikei selects a jury for the trial of a housekeeper accused of pushing her employer to her death. The defendant claims the fall was an accident.

A hearing on an assault against a teen hits a snag as the defendant, who says he hates dishonesty, refuses to disclose any information about himself.