Legal V Ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi

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Drama: Legal V Ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi
Romaji: Rigaru V: Gen Bengoshi: Takanashi Shoko
Japanese: リーガルV～元弁護士・小鳥遊翔子～
Director: Naomi Tamura, Hidetomo Matsuda
Writer: Hiroshi Hashimoto
Network: TV Asahi
Episodes: 9
Release Date: October 11 - December 13, 2018
Runtime: Thursday 21:00-21:54
TV Ratings: 15.6%
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Shoko Takanashi (Ryoko Yonekura) is a former lawyer. Due to an incident, she was disbarred from the law profession. Shoko Takanashi persuades a university professor, who is accredited as a lawyer, to open a law office. She hires a lawyer and a paralegal to work at the law office. The team goes after for legal victory. They go up against a large firm in a civil suit. While working on the suit, the team experiences difficult situations.

Notes

"Legal V Ex-lawyer Shoko Takanashi" takes over TV Asahi's Thursdays 21:00 time slot previously occupied by "Hagetaka" and followed by "Temp Staff Psychic Ataru" on January 17, 2019.

Cast



Ryoko Yonekura	Osamu Mukai	Kento Hayashi	Nanao	YosiYosi Arakawa
Shoko Takanashi	Hayato Kaizaki	Keita Aoshima	Minako Shiratori	Yuichi Baba



Risa Naito	Mayu Miyamoto	Yumi Adachi	Shohei Miura	Masanobu Katsumura
Yuki Jinbo	Atsumi Nakazawa	Rie ito	Akira Kayano	Takashi Otaka



Fumiyo Kohinata	Hideki Takahashi
Soichiro Tenma	Masahiko Kyogoku

Additional Cast Members:

Seiji Kinoshita - Hiroki Sumino
Kazuya Kojima - Tsutomu Yasuda (ep.1)
Kasumi Yamaya - Mao Mishima (ep.1)
Junpei Yasui - Hiroyuki Togashi (ep.1)
Ikuji Nakamura - Morio Aihara (ep.1)
Kenichi Yajima - Torao Katayama (ep.1,3)
Hiroshi Okochi - Hajime Enomoto (ep.1,3)
Taro Shigaki - Koichi Muto (ep.1,5)
Yuki Saito - Misuzu Nagashima (ep.2)
Hiroyuki Hirayama - Yu Jouno (ep.2)
Shinji Rokkaku - Kiyoshi Matsuo (ep.2)
Norikatsu Kodama - Shigeru Sasazaki (ep.2)
Kana Harada - Akane Nakayama (ep.2)
Kansai Eto - Shouzou Daimatsu (ep.2)
Daikichi Sugawara - Shirou Ogaki (ep.2)
Ren Kiriyama - Yohei Asano (ep.3)
Nobuto Okamoto - Mitsuharu Kanie (ep.3)
Hideko Hara - Mitsuyo Kanie (ep.3)
Wataru Murakami - Shuichi Makabe (ep.3)
Haruka Shimazaki - Rena Mineshima (ep.4)
Raita Ryu - Kyosuke Mineshima (ep.4)
Yoshihiko Hakamada - Shuichi Mineshima (ep.4)
Yoshimi Ashikawa - Kiwako (ep.4)
Dante Carver - Carl (ep.4)
Shizue Masuko - Ume Yoneta (ep.4)
Toru Kizu - Yuzuru Shimatani (ep.4)
Hiroshi Kanbe - Masaru Ushimatsu (ep.4)
Junki Tozuka - Masahiro Muto (ep.5)
Toshiki Seto - Makoto Machimura (ep.5)
You - love motel receptionist (ep.5)
Reiko Kataoka - Nozomi Muto (ep.5)
Rina Aizawa - Kasumi Fujiwara (ep.6)
So Takei - Seiya Nomura (ep.6)
Chizuru Azuma - Shiori Aida (ep.6-7)
Taro Yabe - Ichiro Shiomi (ep.6-7)
Kyoko Yanagihara - Kana Nakamura (ep.6-7)
Toru Nomaguchi - Tetsuya Takaichi (ep.7)
Masuyo Iwamoto - Yae Shiomi (ep.6-7)
Tomiyuki Kunihiro - Kenshiro Agatsuma (ep.6-7)
Daisuke Kuroda - Nozomu Naito (ep.6,9)
Koh Takasugi - Kiyofumi Yabutani (ep.7)
Mokomichi Hayami - Satoshi Omine (ep.8-9)
Atom Shukugawa - Toru Ishise (ep.8-9)
Sayu Kubota - Miku Moriya (ep.8-9)
Kazuaki Hankai - Hideyo Nagatomo (ep.8-9)
Hideo Sakaki - Takeru Hanada (ep.8-9)

Episode Ratings

Episode	Date	Ratings (Kanto Region)
01	10/11/2018	15.0%
02	10/18/2018	18.1%
03	10/25/2018	15.9%
04	11/08/2018	16.5%
05	11/15/2018	15.4%
06	11/22/2018	14.4%
07	11/29/2018	14.2%
08	12/06/2018	13.4%
09	12/13/2018	17.6%
Average		15.6%

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

Comments

Jeanette Barretto Jan 07 2023 9:31 am Where in Japan were the location shot? I love the train rides

Alisa Oct 17 2021 10:30 am I love love love this show! Shoko is so beautiful and smart. And I love her team! They’re all peculiar misfits who are so so inspiring! I hope there is season 2!!

Rose Sep 29 2021 7:16 am Season 2 would be great(er)!

charm Sep 15 2021 3:51 am I hope there is a season 2 for this. I love Ryoko Yonekura. I have been watching the episodes so many still I can't get enough of her. What a great cast by the way.

CutiePie Aug 23 2021 11:21 pm I'm at the last few episodes! Just came here to check out the cast and say that I'm enjoying this drama, and that Yonekura Ryoko is a great actress, and beautiful too. Wishing there was a Season 2, but it doesn't look like it... Anyway, good drama, and Nanao is good in this one too.

Paulina Chua Aug 02 2021 1:22 am I like the series. Season 2 yes?

Liezl corpuz Jul 02 2021 9:34 am When the season2 release please ....

Eury Mar 11 2021 6:25 am Season 2 please. I love you with all my heart Ryoko sama

lotsamanny Feb 09 2021 11:10 pm When will season 2 be showing. I love Ryoko she so witty smart and super sexy. I fidn professor funny to especially since he has lots of certificates.

Ami Jan 09 2021 9:36 pm I loved this dorama. All the casts are great and funny too??i loved Keita's innocence facel lol

Marnelli Dec 05 2020 11:02 pm Season 2 and more please i love RYOKO

Chai Nov 18 2020 8:17 pm Oh, so Egami is transforming into Otaka here haha. Anyway, gotta love Ryoko Yonekura and Masanobu Katsumura under one frame. Its like watching Tom and Jerry fighting lol.

Fido Lee Oct 27 2020 6:32 pm This is a great TV Serial. Smart and easy story but very fun character of Yonekura.

When is season 2, 3, 4, .. come up?

Cristy Oct 01 2020 4:08 pm I just love the movie hope there will be season2 more of shoko and pochi moment?

Kamal Jun 29 2020 11:44 pm Will there be a Season 2 of Legal-V please. I love it

Fox Jun 02 2020 4:20 am Is the bar in this drama real?

art Feb 21 2019 7:30 am Looking at the high ratings, this show should have a sequel- but i just wonder, will she get her lawyer licence back? what will people prefer?

ChelseaS Jan 01 2019 5:45 am Very good drama!!

aliuwu Dec 22 2018 8:47 pm I hope this gets a S2!!! Need more Shoko and Kaizaki moments

blackcandies Dec 15 2018 8:04 am just finished watching the 9th! whoaaa! mindblown! i hope there will be a season 2 from LEGAL V. I really like it. the cast are also great actors and actresses and also kakoiii ^^ love from Indonesia <3

Rina desu Dec 12 2018 12:43 pm @Agustina Eka: where do you watch Legal V episode 8? Some streaming stuck at 6th episode.

Agustina Eka Dec 08 2018 2:46 pm 8th episode is just released. Can't wait for the 9th!! I think the main story is just starting! So exciting!

You Oct 25 2018 7:41 pm This drama lawyer version of Doctor X, Shoko lost liscense and opening small and strong firm just like Akira in Doctor X. Otaka has role same as Kaji sensei

Dhind Oct 20 2018 12:35 pm Whoaaa it looks like Daimon Sensei and Kaji Sensei,Shibasaki Chiaki and Kaede are having reunion.Ureshii na!

Renz Oct 18 2018 7:40 am Daimon sensei & Kaji sensei reuinion..!!

Aya desu Oct 17 2018 3:57 am Nanao and Ryoko, just wow ? two strong woman in one drama.

KT Oct 17 2018 2:23 am Love the show and the cast! Ryoko Yonekura is gorgeous and very talented. Nanao is attractive too.

DraconianMaster2 Oct 11 2018 7:49 pm I will never fail in my case!

Yasushi Oct 08 2018 12:48 pm Yass! Ryoko-san is back to slay :)

----> Shoko Takanashi Sep 02 2018 10:40 pm And she's back! I love Doctor X, but Yone-san is an actress! She has to move on in order to grow and I must say by her movements alone in the short teaser, the character seems quite interesting! Here's to a successful season! Be sure to watch everyone! v(^-^)victory!

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