Lessons From a Public Prosecutor

No, this is not a discussion on socio-political issues. In fact, the prosecutor in question is fictitious. He does not even exist.

I'm writing this because I want to share with you the motivations for my hobby. The fictitious person is a prosecutor and while not in the same profession, we do share one common motivation. It helps too he has certain character traits that I admire.

Our friend, Kuriyu Kouhei(久利生公平), will be familiar if you ever watched the popular Japanese drama series Hero. Played by heartthrob Kimura Takuya(木村拓哉), the lead character is what gives the drama its name.

In episode 1, there is a scene which I find especially memorable.

Briefly, Kuriyu is assigned an undergarment case, his first case in the Tokyo division having transferred from Aomori. Each public prosecutor(検事, read: kenji) has his or her own personal assistant. He does not have one yet so Amamiya Maiko(雨宮舞子), played by Matsu Takako, becomes his assistant. Amamiya is also the personal assistant of another public prosecutor. It happens that this other prosecutor is in-charge of a high profile case involving a politician. The whole department is vexed over the case, as the evidence gathered does not incriminate the politician. A photograph by the politician provides the perfect alibi.

One day, Kuriyu invites Amamiya for lunch. After lunch, he casually brings Amamiya to a marina where yachts are berthed, which is beside their eating place. They climb up a yacht, then ..........

I'd continue from my Hero TV novel book. Such books are useful if you want to understand the TV series.

Amamiya starts the conversation:

“好舒服喔！”

“对吧！从这里看海，又是另一种景象。”

舞子若有所感地望着公平。公平静静地迎接她的视线，继续说：

“不过，从这里看，还是有看不到的地方。。。。。。堤防的另一边，海底世界等等，看不到的总比看得到的多。。。。。。比方说，内衣窃贼的想法，看色情录影带的人的心态，还有那些热中邮购的女人。。。。。。如果不一一验证，就什么也看不到。”

My [amateurish] translation of the important part:

"But, even at this position, there are still places you cannot see ...... the other side of the bank, the underwater world etc., what's invisible is more than what's visible ...... for example, the thoughts of an undergarment thief, the psychology of a pornography tape viewer, and those who are fervent about mail order ...... if we do not verify them individually, then we cannot see anything."

What happens next I will show using a short clip of the drama:



In fact, Amamiya does not realize it at that time - the yacht they are standing on belongs to the politician. Second Shot!