Trick
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Details
- Title: トリック
- Title (English): Trick
- Genre: Mystery, suspense, comedy
- Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Season 1
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership ratings: 7.94
- Broadcast period: 2000-Jul-01 to 2000-Sep-08
- Air time: 23:15-24:10
- Theme song: Gekkou by Onitsuka Chihiro
Synopsis
Although 23 year old Yamada Naoko (Nakama Yukie) is a "super" magician, she is continously fired and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. After being fired once again, her boss shows her an ad of a physics professor, a non-believer of all things magical, offering money to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, which is how she comes to meet Professor Ueda (Abe Hiroshi). Falling prey to her simple magic tricks, Ueda is impressed, and enlists Naoko to help him uncover the tricks behind a local cult. Their hilarious antics, along with those of police officer Yabe, leads them onto further mysteries, all with tricks needing to be solved in sort of an "X-Files" meets "Scooby-Doo"...
Cast
Main
- Nakama Yukie as Yamada Naoko
- Abe Hiroshi as Ueda Jiro
- Namase Katsuhisa as Yabe Kenzo
- Maehara Kazuki as Ishihara Tatsuya
- Nogiwa Yoko as Yamada Satomi
- Okada Masumi as Yamada's father
- Oshima Yoko as Ikeda Haru (Yamada's landlady)
- Abedin Mohammed (Abedin Mohameddo) as Jami-kun (Johnny)
- Seto Yoichiro as Yamada's secret fan
- Narumi Riko as the Young Yamada Naoko
Episodes 1, 2, & 3
- Sugai Kin as Kirishima Sumiko
- Yamazaki Hajime as Tsumura Shunsuke
- Ito Yuko as Oomori Miwako
- Kawahara Sabu as Aoki Shougo
Episodes 4 & 5
- Sasai Eisuke as Mirakuru Mitsui (aka Miracle Mitsui)
- Nakamaru Shinsho as Itou
- Matsui Kimie as Tsukada Yasuko
- Nihei Kouichi as Arima Tatsuo
- Kaga Kenji as Maeda (fake)
- Takizawa Akihiro as Maeda (real)
- Igarashi Mizuho as Tsukada Hitomi
Episodes 6 & 7
- Saeki Hinako as Kurosaka Miyuki and Kurosaka Youko
- Seto Masaya as Umeki Ryuuichi
- Koyama Shoichi as Takeshita Fumio
- Mikura Mana & Mikura Kana as Kudou Twins
Episode 8
- Hashimoto Satoshi as Katsuragi Hiroaki
- Yatu Isao as Kikuchi Toshio
- Ootubo Kayo as Katsuragi's secretary
Episodes 9 & 10
- Kokami Shoji as Kurodu Jinan
- Masana Bokuzo as Kurodu Sannan
Production Credits
- Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko
- Screenwriter: Makita Kouji
Episode Ratings
- Episode 1: 07.1%
- Episode 2: 08.1%
- Episode 3: 07.3%
- Episode 4: 08.6%
- Episode 5: 08.5%
- Episode 6: 07.2%
- Episode 7: 06.7%
- Episode 8: 06.2%
- Episode 9: 09.8%
- Episode 10: 09.9%
Recognition
- 26th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko
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Season 2
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 10.57
- Broadcast period: 2002-Jan-11 to 2002-Mar-22
- Air time: Friday 23:15-24:10
- Theme song: Ryuuseigun by Onitsuka Chihiro
Synopsis
Trick 2 keeps on describing the strange relationships of Yamada Naoko, a skilled and unemployed magician, and Ueda Jiro a physics teacher who doesn't believe in supernatural powers. Each story gives us the opportunity to meet these funny characters including Police Officer Yabe and Naoko's mother.
Cast
Main
- Nakama Yukie as Yamada Naoko
- Abe Hiroshi as Ueda Jiro
- Namase Katsuhisa as Yabe Kenzo
- Maehara Kazuki as Ishihara Tatsuya
- Nogiwa Yoko as Yamada Satomi
- Oshima Yoko as Ikeda Haru (Yamada's landlady)
- Abedin Mohammed (Abedin Mohameddo) as Jami-kun (Johnny)
- Seto Yoichiro as Yamada's secret fan
- Narumi Riko as the young Yamada Naoko
Episodes 1, 2, & 3
- Watanabe Ikkei as Hirayama Hirazou
- Ishii Kenichi as Tajima
- Tokui Yuu as Kameoka Zenzou
- Nagae Hidekazu as Tsuruyama
- Inuyama Inuko as Kurisu Teiko
- Hori Tsukasa as Fujino Keiko
- Ujiie Megumi as Tajima Misako
Episodes 3, 4, & 5
- Gin Pun Chou as Suzuki Yoshiko
- Ito Toshihito as Nagabe
- Masu Takeshi as Shimizu
- Mitsuishi Ken as Ryuuzan
- Ezawa Moeko as the old lady
- Okouchi Hiroshi as Nakano
Episodes 6 & 7
- Sano Shiro as Fukami Hiroaki
- Tayama Ryosei as Kobayakawa Tatsumi
- Ikeuchi Mansaku as Okamoto Hiroshi
- Takagi Rina as Kobayakawa Kyoko
- Owada Baku and Ooshita Youko as the TV hosts
Episodes 8 & 9
- Kobashi Megumi as Tsukamoto Emi
- Fukaura Kanako as Haryuu Takako
- Akiyama Takuya as The Kid
- Shoji Utae as Haryuu Kazu
- Nozoe Yoshihiro as Daidouji Yasuo
- Mie Haru as Kuraoka Tsuyoshi
Episodes 10 & 11
- Terada Minori as Yanagida
- Akuyaku Shokai as Asohashi Daisaburou
- Ishino Mako as Komatsu Junko
- Tezuka Toru as Aran Inoue
- Ichikawa Isamu as Hashimoto Takao
- Ruby Moreno as Hashimoto Maria
- Sato Jiro as Hyuuga Eiichi
- Konishi Yasuhisa as Kohashi Susumu
- Nakagoshi Noriko as Ishibashi
- Shiina Kippei as the masked person from Yamada's past
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Makita Mitsuharu (蒔田光治), Ota Ai (太田愛), Fukuda Takuro (福田卓郎)
- Producer: Yoshikawa Daisuke (吉川大祐), Makita Mitsuharu (蒔田光治), Yamauchi Akihiro (山内章弘)
- Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko, Kimura Hisashi (木村ひさし), Kito Michizo (鬼頭理三)
Episode Ratings
- Ep 01: 10.8%
- Ep 02: 10.3%
- Ep 03: 10.3%
- Ep 04: 08.5%
- Ep 05: 12.2%
- Ep 06: 12.3%
- Ep 07: 10.4%
- Ep 08: 10.3%
- Ep 09: 11.3%
- Ep 10: 09.2%
- Ep 11: 10.7%
Review
Whereas the first season focuses more on Yamada Naoko and especially the story of her father, the second season is fully dedicated to solve tricky cases for which Yamada Naoko becomes more and more the key element . Unfortunately, we don't progress in the knowledge of the characters. The romantic aspects developed in the first season are not used anymore. And in a sense, we don't really understand why Ueda still needs to contact Naoko each time he faces a difficulty. Despite this fact, Trick 2 presents the most interesting cases of all seasons. The stories are highly innovative and we get stucked to these clever cases.
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Season 3
- Episodes: 10 + 1 special (2005-Nov-13)
- Viewership ratings: 15.62
- Broadcast period: 2003-Oct-16 to 2003-Dec-18
- Air time: 21:00-21:54
- Theme song: Watashi to Warutsu wo by Onitsuka Chihiro
Synopsis
A unique duo of a beautiful female magician and a strange physician are back! After two successful TV series, a record high DVD sales record in the newly released drama category, a smash hit theatrical movie, the best selling novelized book, etc., the show has made a come back to a weekly prime time slot.
The drama takes place at a remote mountain village bound by convention. In each episode, a beautiful female magician and a strange physician witness various supernatural phenomena far beyond their imagination. Just as the previous series, the two will try to investigate and seek what lies behind these paranormal events and logically prove what the tactful trick would be, only, if any. Now reaching its third series, the drama assures an ever more emphasis on the performance of the unique casting, stronger and original scripts, and more fun delving into the mysteries of this favorite title! -- TV Asahi
Cast
Main
- Nakama Yukie as Yamada Naoko
- Abe Hiroshi as Ueda Jiro
- Namase Katsuhisa as Yabe Kenzo
- Kyo Nobuo as Kikuchi Aisuke
- Nogiwa Yoko as Yamada Satomi
- Oshima Yoko as Ikeda Haru (Yamada's landlady)
- Abedin Mohammed (Abedin Mohameddo) as Jami-kun (Johnny)
- Seto Yoichiro as Yamada's secret fan
Episodes 1 & 2
- Morimoto Leo as Shibakawa Gen
- Yajima Kenichi as Onigashira Risan
- Satoi Kenta as Etou
- Komoto Masahiro as Aisawa Sokushi
- Shima Daisuke as Inoue Shinichi
- Arakawa Yoshiyoshi as Inoue Shinji
- Guts Ishimatsu as Gattsusekimammushi (the flying insect)
Episodes 3 & 4
- Takahashi Hitomi as Suritto(Slit) Mikako
- Kuroda Arthur as Akutagawa
- Yamamura Momiji as Suzuki Tome
- Nakanishi Ryota as Misawa
- Kimura Yasushi as Kawabata
- Sanga Kazutoshi as Mishima
- Ito Masako as Tsuda Tokiko
- Wada Shu as Nishimura Hiroshi
Episodes 5 & 6
- Takashima Masanobu as Akaji Youji
- Kondo Yoshimasa as Manda Kametaro
- Asano Kazuyuki as Senda Tsurujirou
- Shimokawa Tappei as Akaji Shigerukura
- Yokoyama Akio as Furukawa Ryouhei
- Shoji Eiken as Okada Shouzou
- Sugimoto Aya as Kyou Asuka
- Mori Yasuko as Kyou Sadako
Episodes 7 & 8
- Hada Michiko as Kameyama Chitsuru
- Hoshaku Yuka as Kameyama Chisato
- Inoue Aoi as Kameyama Chiharu
- Kurobe Susumu as Kameyama Seisaburou
- Yamaguchi Miyako as Kameyama Fumiko
- IZAM as Kameyama Tetsuya
- Maruoka Shoji as Kameyama Jirou
- Oka Mayumi as Kameyama Reika
- Irie Masato as Kameyama Hiroshi
- Yuki Tsuyako as Kameyama Tsuruko
- Jin Masaki as Yami Jurou
- Matuzawa Kazuyuki as Matsumura (laywer)
- Danpu Matsumoto (aka Matsumoto Kaoru) as Matsumura's sister
Episodes 9 & 10
- Otani Naoko as Hase Chikako
- Narimiya Hiroki as Kishimoto Seichi
- Musaka Naomasa as Minamikata Kumasaku (Person looking for 'Kami no zou no zou')
- David Ito as Kitami Noriaki
- Guts Ishimatsu as Kanai Genzo & Gattsusekimammushi (the flying insect)
- Washio Machiko as Kanai Genzo's wife
- Kubota Atsushi as Kanai Shogo
Others
Episode Ratings
- Episode 1: 17.8%
- Episode 2: 16.7%
- Episode 3: 13.9%
- Episode 4: 13.9%
- Episode 5: 15.5%
- Episode 6: 17.0%
- Episode 7: 15.9%
- Episode 8: 14.6%
- Episode 9: 17.3%
- Episode 10: 13.6%
Recogniton
- 39th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress: Nakama Yukie