Trick 2

Details

Title: トリック 2
Title (English): Trick 2
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 10.57
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2002-Jan-11 to 2002-Mar-22
Air time: Friday 23:15-24:10
Theme song: Ryuuseigun by Onitsuka Chihiro
Related TV Shows: Trick, Trick 3

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 supranatural powers. Each story gives us the opportunity to meet these funny characters including Police Officer Yabe and Naoko's mother.

Cast

Usual Cast

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

Episode 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

Episode 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

Episode 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

Episode 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

Episode 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: 8.5%
Ep 05: 12.2%
Ep 06: 12.3%
Ep 07: 10.4%
Ep 08: 10.3%
Ep 09: 11.3%
Ep 10: 9.2%
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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