Portrays Japan's retrial process as broken and excessively slow, failing the wrongly convicted
The narrative centers on the tragic delay in Sakahara’s retrial, using it as a symbol of systemic failure. Experts are quoted to reinforce how long delays cause irreversible harm.
“In some retrial cases, it has taken decades before wrongful convictions were corrected. During that time, defendants and their families often suffer irreparable physical, psychological, and social harm”
