The first episode of the TV drama "Ignite" (TBS, Friday 10pm), starring actor Mamiya Shotaro, was broadcast on April 18th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 7.7% for households and 4.5% for individuals.
The drama is an entertainment piece about a rookie lawyer who is full of a sense of justice, but who makes a lot of money by inciting lawsuits. It is produced by the content studio "BABEL LABEL," which includes directors Michihito Fujii of the film "Seitai," Hirotoshi Hara of "Return of the Abunai Deka," and Kento Yamaguchi of "Ikusagami." This will be the first collaboration with TBS.
In the first episode, Ryo Uzaki (Mamiya) quit his job as a salaryman after his father died in an accident and passed the bar exam, but he was unable to find a job at a law firm. However, his mother Junko (Fujita Tomoko), who runs a bento shop, introduced him to a customer, Todoroki, and he was finally able to work as a lawyer. However, the firm he was working for thought that it was okay to start a fight in order to survive in the saturated legal industry...
