Actor Matsuyama Kenichi stars in NHK's "Drama 10: The Uncertain Courtroom of Themis" (General TV, Tuesdays at 10pm). According to the synopsis of episode 5, which aired on February 3rd, Ando (Matsuyama) makes a proposal that elite assistant judge Ochiai (Tsunematsu Yuri) opposes. Scene cuts have also been released.
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"The Uncertain Courtroom of Themis" is based on a unique legal mystery by Sho Naoshima. It is a courtroom drama about a judge with a developmental disorder who struggles with his own unique characteristics while taking on complex cases. The screenplay is written by Hideya Hamada, who has also written the Fuji TV series "Ichikei no Karasu" and the "Absolute Zero" series.
The subtitle of episode 5 is "Documentary Evidence and Personal Evidence." When bailiff Tsumura (played by Ichikawa Mikako) visits the apartment of a Vietnamese man, Nguyen, to demand his forced eviction, an assault occurs in which Nguyen stabs her.
Ochiai, an elite assistant judge who places importance on document-based judgment, argues that the eviction order he issued was appropriate and that Tsumura, who was not careful, is to blame. On the other hand, Ando, who places importance on human testimony, proposes that the court take the lead in clarifying Nguyen's motive for the stabbing, but Ochiai strongly opposes this argument... and so the story unfolds.
