Checkmate Lawyer (2025)

Cast

Mone Kamishiraishi, Mahiro Takasugi, Mai Shiraishi, Emi Wakui, Seiichi Tanabe

Overview

Kotaro Fuda, a young lawyer running his late father's law firm, meets Tatsumi Tendo, a shogi player with the uncanny ability to predict trial outcomes. Despite Tatsumi's lack of legal experience, Kotaro hires her as a trial lawyer, setting the stage for an unconventional partnership.