A work that explores issues of the times that cannot be depicted on terrestrial TV.

–Since Mr. Saito is playing the character of Tsukimoto, I thought that he would not live up to his character’s role as a “kind-hearted human rights lawyer,” but I was surprised to find that he was more symbolic of this movie version than I expected. .

That’s suspicious (lol). When he was introduced as a “kind-hearted human rights lawyer” at the preview screening, I thought that phrase gave me a hint of a shadow.

— Mr. Saito said that Tsukimoto is “a person who symbolizes the light and shadow of the judiciary.” In the story of “Ichikei no Crow,” he conveyed the vividness of the judiciary, which is like a living creature. I felt it was a plus. Mr. Saito, how did you receive what was depicted in this story?

There was a trend in the 1990s and 2000s when serial dramas were made into movie versions, but I think that world line has changed a little since this pandemic.

While we are entering a difficult era in which works that are aimed at the existing fans of the work, but also reach out to other majorities and even beyond the ocean, are required to have a high quality work, so we are wondering what kind of movie version this time will be. I was very interested to see what would happen.

This film depicts the rules that cannot be put into words in a local area or in a community such as a group of mothers at a kindergarten. I think we are now in a phase where we are reconsidering the customs of the video industry, which I work in, in light of the pandemic.

As a work that is appropriate for these changing times, I felt that it was innovative in its structure, which is unique to the theatrical version, as it tackles sensitive issues that are ongoing in some regions and that cannot be depicted on terrestrial television.