Hitman Lawyer

Apr 21, 2023

1h 20m

★ 0.0

Overview

Lawyer Shindo Kai is an undefeated ace, also working as a hitman who punishes criminals exploiting legal loopholes. While secretly serving justice, he hides his true identity as the illegitimate son of Gondo Heihachiro, a yakuza boss. When Gondo's group is attacked by the rising Mayhem gang, Kai, having recently lost a case due to sabotaged evidence, investigates the betrayal. His pursuit of the truth leads to a bloody reckoning.

Genres

Action

Crime

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Cast

Shindo Kai

Hirofumi Araki

Kito

Shō Jinnai

Kataoka Aoi

Mone Akitani

Kajihara Mitsuya

Sho Watanabe

Kensuke Takahashi

Naoya Kitagawa

Masayuki Ino

Kōji Saikawa

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