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TV Show: Trick
Japanese: トリック
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Katsuya Korenaga, Hitoshi One, Hisashi Kimura
Writer: Mitsuharu Makita, Makoto Hayashi
Network: TV Asahi
Episodes: 10
Release Date: July 7 - September 15, 2000
Runtime: 23:09～24:04
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Naoko (Yukie Nakama) came to Tokyo to become a great magician, like her father, yet finding it difficult to find a job. She is the one who believes that all supernatural powers and phenomena can be explained by “ magic” and has a trick. By chance, she meets Ueda (Hiroshi Abe) who claims himself as the world brightest physician. The two confronts together with psychics, cult groups, fortunetellers, etc. to solve mysterious events and haunting beliefs.

Notes

Related titles (feature films):
1. Trick: The Movie (2002)
2. Trick: The Movie 2 (2006)
3. Trick The Movie: Psychic Battle Royale | Gekijoban Trick: Reinosha Battle Royale (2010)
Related titles (television):
1. Trick (TV Asahi / 2000)
2. Trick 2 (TV Asahi / 2002)
3. Trick 3 (TV Asahi / 2003)
4. Trick Shinsaku Special (TV Asahi / 2005)
Related titles (television spin-offs):
1. Kenzo Yabe, Lieutenant | Keibuho Yabe Kenzo (TV Asahi / 2010)

Cast

Yukie Nakama - Naoko Yamada
Riko Narumi - Naoko (young)
Hiroshi Abe - Jiro Ueda
Katsuhisa Namase - Kenzo Yabe
Kazu Nagahama - Himself
Nobuo Kyo - Aisuke Kikuchi
Kazuki Maehara - Tatsuya Ishihara
Yoko Nogiwa - Satomi Yamada
Yoko Oshima - Haru Ikeda
Masumi Okada Yamada's father
Kin Sugai
Mohammed Abedin - Jami-kun (Johnny)
Yoichiro Seto - Yamada's secret fan
Satoshi Hashimoto
Kin Sugai - Sumiko Kirishima (ep.1,2,3)
Hajime Yamazaki - Shunsuke Tsumura (ep.1,2,3)
Yuko Ito - Miwako Omori (ep.1,2,3)
Sabu Kawahara - Shogo Aoki (ep.1,2,3)
Eisuke Sasai - Mitsui Mirakuru (ep.4,5)
Hinako Saeki - Miyuki Kurosaka/Yoko Kurosaka
Mana Mikura - Kudo Twins (ep.6,7)
Kana Mikura - Kudo Twins (ep.6,7)
Bokuzo Masana - Sannan Kurodu (ep.9,10)
Shoji Kokami

Comments

Comment #1
Laine Says:
Mar 02 2012 6:50 am

Yamada and Ueda are so cute!
too bad they did not end up to each other in real life!
They're chemistry is sooooo good!