Maou
Contents
Details[edit]
- Title: 魔王
- Title (romaji): Maou
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Suspense drama, Romance
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership rating: 11.4 (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2008-Jul-04 to 2008-Sep-12
- Air time: Friday 22:00
- Theme song: truth by Arashi
- Insert song: live/evil by Sawano Hiroyuki
- Related TV show: The Devil (KBS2, 2007)
Synopsis[edit]
This drama is a remake of the popular suspense drama The Devil that was aired in Korea last year. Ohno Satoshi will be playing the role of a two-faced lawyer, one of which is a kind hearted soul and the other who is plotting revenge, using his brilliant mind, on the person who killed his relative. On the other hand, Ikuta Toma will play the double lead role of the man, who has become a detective due to his dark past, who is pursuing the mysterious series of murders and fighting against the devil (maou).
Cast[edit]
- Ohno Satoshi as Naruse Ryo/Manaka Tomoo
- Kouno Hiroki as young Tomoo (11 years ago)
- Ikuta Toma as Serizawa Naoto
- Kimura Haruki as young Naoto (11 years ago)
- Kobayashi Ryoko as Sakita Shiori
- Masuyama Kayano as young Shiori (11 years ago)
- Tanaka Kei as Kasai Hitoshi
- Uemura Yuto as young Hitoshi (11 years ago)
- Oshinari Shugo as Soda Mitsuru
- Honma Haruo as young Mitsuru (11 years ago)
- Waki Tomohiro as Ishimoto Yosuke
- Nakamura Ryunoshin (中村竜之慎) as young Yosuke (11 years ago)
- Uehara Misa as Takatsuka Kaoru
- Shinohara Mai as Nishina Eri
- Shimizu Yutaka as Yamano Keita
- Horimoto Takaya (堀本昴弥) as young Keita
- Takeuchi Toshi as Manaka Hideo
- Iida Kisuke as Ishihara Kanrikan
- Tonesaku Toshihide as Kurata Takashi
- Kichise Michiko as Serizawa Mari
- Gekidan Hitori as Serizawa Noriyoshi
- Miyake Yuji as Nakanishi Hiromichi
- Ishizaka Koji as Serizawa Eisaku
- Takeuchi Toshi (竹内寿) as Manaka Hideo
Guests[edit]
- Ninomiya Kazunari as Kumada Masayoshi (ep1)
- Asaka Mayumi as Manaka Yoshimi (ep1,2,4)
- Morishita Tetsuo as Kumada Takahiro (ep1,2)
- Kitaro as Hayashi Kunio (ep1,2)
- Okunuki Kaoru as Shintani Tae (ep2-4)
- Ono Momoka as Shintani Sora (ep2-5,7)
- Musaka Naomasa as Ikehata Takahiro (ep4-7)
- Yuka as Naruse Makiko (ep4-7)
- Tanino Ota (谷野欧太) as the real Naruse Ryo (ep5)
- Shimada Kyusaku as Osumi Kazuma (ep5-7,9)
Production Credits[edit]
- Screenwriters: Maekawa Yoichi (前川洋一) (ep1-3), Nishida Masafumi (ep4-11)
- Producer: Takahashi Masanao
- Directors: Kato Arata (ep1-2,6,9,11), Tsuboi Toshio (ep3-4,7,10), Katayama Tsuyoshi (片山剛) (ep5,8)
- Music: Sawano Hiroyuki
Episode Information[edit]
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | The vengeful demon who threw away love - the grieving devil | 14.0 |
| 02 | A treacherous snare... Parent and child torn apart | 12.6 |
| 03 | One's true face is exposed, revenge for the sake of love | 9.2 |
| 04 | Targeted devil, the gates of hell have opened | 10.1 |
| 05 | An advance murder notice...!? Receiving a red envelope from the devil | 10.9 |
| 06 | Tell me... who the real perpetrator is!! | 7.6 |
| 07 | The false siblings... A kind lie that invites death | 12.1 |
| 08 | The end to an impermissible love... For revenge, once more | 11.5 |
| 09 | I am the real perpetrator. The tragedy of a man who knew too much | 11.5 |
| 10 | The crumbling of a household... The last card is death!! | 12.3 |
| 11 | The final showdown. A bond severed by death!! | 14.1 |
| Average | 11.4 | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Recognitions[edit]
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Annual): Best Drama
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Annual): Best Actor - Ohno Satoshi
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jul-Sep 2008): Best Drama
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jul-Sep 2008): Best Actor - Ohno Satoshi
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jul-Sep 2008): Best Supporting Actor - Tanaka Kei
- 12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Jul-Sep 2008): Best Supporting Actress - Kobayashi Ryoko
External Links[edit]
| Spring 2008 | TBS | Autumn 2008 |
| Around 40 | Friday 22:00 | Ryusei no Kizuna |
