Maou

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]

Correlation chart

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	Broadcast Date	Subtitle	Ratings (Kanto)
01	2008-Jul-04	The vengeful demon who threw away love - the grieving devil	14.0
02	2008-Jul-11	A treacherous snare... Parent and child torn apart	12.6
03	2008-Jul-18	One's true face is exposed, revenge for the sake of love	9.2
04	2008-Jul-25	Targeted devil, the gates of hell have opened	10.1
05	2008-Aug-01	An advance murder notice...!? Receiving a red envelope from the devil	10.9
06	2008-Aug-08	Tell me... who the real perpetrator is!!	7.6
07	2008-Aug-15	The false siblings... A kind lie that invites death	12.1
08	2008-Aug-22	The end to an impermissible love... For revenge, once more	11.5
09	2008-Aug-29	I am the real perpetrator. The tragedy of a man who knew too much	11.5
10	2008-Sep-05	The crumbling of a household... The last card is death!!	12.3
11	2008-Sep-12	The final showdown. A bond severed by death!!	14.1
Average			11.4

Source: Video Research, Ltd. & Episodate.com

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