Hero

Never seen the drama series, but I can say Hi Ro works well as a "star-and-stripes" legal thriller parody, with something different when using the procedural genre as a facade to speak about ordinary lives and everyday goofiness. Sometimes slow, but subversive enough, legally speaking. Tasty cameo by Byung-hun Lee.

luv the series, luv the movie

A stretch version of the TV series with the same original cast. Being a movie, it is however way too dragging long, loose & trivial filled with excessive scenario from TV.

always love the series, always like kimutaku.. ^^

easy going but deep..

My favourite Kimura character of all time on the big screen. Not much of a plot here but the charisma that he exudes is terrific. It helps a lot too that Takako Matsu is still his sidekick.

Not particularly good in anyway, but it's definitely enjoyable to say the least. With a cast that boasts some of Japan's most popular, it's a court room drama that doesn't take itself too seriously. There is a lot of fan service however, so it would be better if you were a fan of the TV series.

Re watch it on cable recently, just as good as the 1st time

Feels like an extended TV episode without the B movie feel. It is a genuinely positive and at times typical film that is just good perfect for detective story fans.

This Kimutaku is so natural and cool. The other casts are good as well.