The Tiger and Her Wings

A patient, earnest historical drama that follows one woman's stubborn idealism through hardship, rewarding viewers with quiet emotional accumulations rather than big dramatic jolts.

Created by

Daisuke Andô, Mayo Hashimoto

Genres

Drama

Starring

Sairi Ito, Yuriko Ishida, Takashi Okabe

Overview

In the early Showa era, Japan’s first women’s law school opens, and the protagonist, Inotsume Tomoko, gains nationwide attention as one of the first female lawyers in the country. However, after facing wartime Japan’s harsh realities and losing everything, she becomes a judge with her legal knowledge and dedicates herself to establishing the family court. She stands passionately for the hardships that politics and economics cannot solve.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Justice, gender, identity, family

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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