Where to Watch The Tiger and Her Wings in New Zealand

Not every great drama makes it onto the major platforms, and The Tiger and Her Wings is a reminder of why it's always worth looking beyond the obvious. Every episode is out there — TV Butler finds it for you instantly without the guesswork.

The Tiger and Her Wings takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. In the early Showa era, Japan’s first women’s law school opens, and the protagonist, Inotsume Tomoko (Ito Sairi), 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. Sairi Ito and Yuriko Ishida lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2024.

If you're looking for television that takes its characters seriously and rewards patient viewing, The Tiger and Her Wings is exactly that. One of the more rewarding dramas of its era.