Hero the movie 2007

Adapted from the official website: Hero (2007)

Asian movie star and idol, Takuya Kimura, returns to his highly acclaimed role as a high school dropout turned gifted pubic prosecutor in a major motion picture adaptation of "HERO", the TV series that broke the ratings charts!

The story follows the career of a young public prosecutor, Kohei Kuryu, who shirks suit and tie for a pair of jeans but is never casual about his pursuit for the truth.

Kuryu's youthful passion and dedication to his trade makes him an interesting contrast to his colleagues who have become only too accustomed to the stuffy and hierarchical realm of public prosecutors in Japan. Once past the initial dismay of Kuryu's unconventional ways, his colleagues gradually find themselves infected by his dedication and sense of mission. The movie picks up where the TV special left off but cranks up the intensity as only a feature film can with Kuryu returning from brief stints in the hinterland to help his colleagues at the "Josai" branch of the Tokyo Public Prosecutor's office face the stiffest challenge of their careers.

First airing in 2001, "HERO" became the most watched mini-series in Japanese television averaging viewer ratings of 34.3 percent. After a 5 year hiatus, Fuji Television Network brought "HERO" back last year with a triumphant two-hour special that once again captured a 30-plus percent television audience share and paved the way for a much-anticipated big screen transition.

trailer as below:


my takuya kimura's big screen sequel of hero the drama and it will be aired in SG as well. even though the Lee Byung-hun also damn big shot hailing from south korea, the focus will still be on my takuya kimura, can?

of course i am looking forward to watching it. and i can't resist the temptation to link back to my previous post on the variety show where smap members were held in "court". in it i is really bth the scene on how goro-kun was eagerly waiting for his jacket to appear on hero the drama: SmaCourt