"I was a very good student and always came top of my class, but I found it hard to settle I was disruptive and drove my teachers crazy."
"I really struggled after my father's death, and I had no brothers or sisters to turn to."
Yoshitomo Morohashi exemplifies a dramatic transformation from a life of yakuza crime to becoming a defence lawyer. Once a troubled youth who lost his father and succumbed to drug addiction, Morohashi's journey toward redemption is framed by a mental health crisis on the streets of Tokyo. Despite a promising academic start, his delinquency derailed his education, but he eventually reclaimed his life and is now a member of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, symbolized by a sunflower lapel badge.
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