The NHK morning drama series "Wings of a Tiger" starring Ito Sari (General TV, Monday to Saturday, 8am and others) will air its 25th week, "Does a Woman's Wisdom Come Back?". In the 124th episode on September 19th...
A girl who knows Torako's (Ito) name is under investigation for allegedly pushing a boy from her class off a cliff.
Torako, along with investigator Otoha (Marui Wan), judges the girl. Tomoichi (Inoue Yuki) shows up at the Hoshi residence and reveals his true feelings to Koichi (Okada Masaki) and Torako. Meanwhile, with Miiko's (Ishibashi Natsumi) trial not progressing smoothly, Todoroki (Tozuka Junki) encourages her, saying that the time it's taking is a good sign.
"Wings of a Tiger" is an original story based on the life of Yoshiko Mibuchi (1914-1984), Japan's first female lawyer and later a judge. It is legal entertainment that depicts the heroine Torako and her companions carving out a path where none existed in difficult times, and rescuing lost children and cornered women.