Here’s another legal drama for you to watch over the weekend. Sins of Kujo deals with Taiza Kujo, a defense lawyer who is known to openly embrace his role as being morally ambiguous. He doesn’t put up a fight for justice in the way you have seen most lawyers in real as well as reel life. Rather, he treats law as something that can be manipulated for the benefit of his clients, regardless of whether they are guilty or not. Doing so requires a great deal of intelligence. This also means that the line between right and wrong isn’t the one that you will be able to understand clearly. It is constantly blurred with Kujo mostly deciding for himself whether or not his clients are guilty of the crime, and presents the case in that manner. Following him is his colleague Shinji Karasuma. He is shown to be the one who constantly challenges Kujo in his ideologies, which means we can see many clashes between the two. Karasuma is slightly more emphatic, which is a clear indication of why there is such a clash taking place between the two. Throughout its run time, we see many cases that Kujo handles, which makes us understand that even villains have stories that often go unheard. And those are the stories that make Sins of Kujo worth a watch.
What I loved the most about the plot was the depth and layers it had. Each case taught us viewers something as well. I felt that Kujo wasn’t the real hero; it was his clients and their back stories that truly left a mark even after the credits started to roll.
Sins of Kujo will make you think about life differently. Law is supposed to guard us, but what if it is viewed as a tool, the way Kujo does? What if there is a different angle to what we see and what we are presented with? These are the types of questions that the show tries to answer. By adding Karasuma’s role in this, there is a deeper layer of depth added as we have someone who is there to question Kujo.
Another thing is how the cases are presented. Often, we see that cases are presented to us in a manner to make it look like a sensation. Sins of Kujo doesn’t follow this. It is calm and normally presents each case as it comes, something very similar to real life.
The pacing is fine, but in between gets a little slow, a problem that I have seen with many legal dramas. If you are someone who likes legal shows, this is a great watch because of how it portrays the truth to us. Even if you aren’t a fan, this show continues to be a good one to watch over the weekend. It is serious yet has a sense of passion for us to see and understand.
Final Score- [8/10]
Reviewed by - Neerja Ch
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Publisher at Midgard Times