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.
Creator: Takahiro Horie, Masashi Todayama · Writer: Masashi Todayama
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.
Checkmate Lawyer is a 2025 drama TV series from Japan created by Takahiro Horie and Masashi Todayama, starring Mone Kamishiraishi, Mahiro Takasugi and Mai Shiraishi. It first aired on January 17, 2025. The series has 1 season and 8 episodes on TV Tokyo. Episodes run about 51 min, in Japanese. Audiences rate it 5.8/10 from 6 votes — mixed.
Checkmate Lawyer premiered on January 17, 2025.
Checkmate Lawyer was created by Takahiro Horie and Masashi Todayama.
The main cast includes Mone Kamishiraishi, Mahiro Takasugi, Mai Shiraishi, Emi Wakui and Seiichi Tanabe.
Checkmate Lawyer has 1 season (8 episodes). Status: Ended.
No streaming service lists it for US yet. Add it to your watchlist and check back — availability updates regularly.
It holds an audience score of 5.8/10 from 6 ratings, so fans of drama titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
Every episode's audience rating at a glance — find the best (and worst) episodes before you binge.
| E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
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Takahiro Horie
Masashi Todayama
Mone Kamishiraishi
Mahiro Takasugi
Mai Shiraishi
Emi Wakui
Seiichi Tanabe
Satomi Kobayashi
Takashi Fujii