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, is a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese remake of the Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
n suspense drama series titled Ma Wang
Ma Wang

Ma Wang , aka The Lucifer, is a Korean Drama produced by Olive 9 Production and aired on KBS2 starting March 21, 2007. It is on Wednesday and Thursday, starting at 9:55 PM....
 which aired on KBS 2TV in 2007. The drama stars Satoshi Ohno
Satoshi Ohno

is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi , who is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He joined the company on October 16, 1995 at the age of 14 and began his activities as part of the Johnny's Jrs....
 of Arashi
Arashi

is a Japanese boy band consiting of five-members: Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi debuted in 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii under the label Pony Canyon....
 and Toma Ikuta
Toma Ikuta

is a Japanese people talent artist part of Johnny's Jr. under the supervision of Johnny & Associates.His family consists of a father, a mother named Hiromi, a younger brother named Ryuusei, and a dog named JAM....
, both under the talent agency Johnny & Associates
Johnny & Associates

, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1963, is a talent agency that trains and promotes groups of male Japanese idols in Japan.After debuting the talents, Johnny's & Associates would then arrange for them to be signed to record labels such as J Storm, Johnny's Entertainment or labels owned by other companies such as Avex Trax....
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Naruse (Satoshi Ohno) is a two-faced lawyer: on the surface, he is a kind-hearted soul, representing the poor and earning the nickname "The Angelic Lawyer" from the press; but unbeknownst to anyone else, he is also a "devil," meticulously plotting the perfect revenge against those responsible for his younger brother's death.






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, is a Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
ese remake of the Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
n suspense drama series titled Ma Wang
Ma Wang

Ma Wang , aka The Lucifer, is a Korean Drama produced by Olive 9 Production and aired on KBS2 starting March 21, 2007. It is on Wednesday and Thursday, starting at 9:55 PM....
 which aired on KBS 2TV in 2007. The drama stars Satoshi Ohno
Satoshi Ohno

is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi , who is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He joined the company on October 16, 1995 at the age of 14 and began his activities as part of the Johnny's Jrs....
 of Arashi
Arashi

is a Japanese boy band consiting of five-members: Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi debuted in 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii under the label Pony Canyon....
 and Toma Ikuta
Toma Ikuta

is a Japanese people talent artist part of Johnny's Jr. under the supervision of Johnny & Associates.His family consists of a father, a mother named Hiromi, a younger brother named Ryuusei, and a dog named JAM....
, both under the talent agency Johnny & Associates
Johnny & Associates

, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1963, is a talent agency that trains and promotes groups of male Japanese idols in Japan.After debuting the talents, Johnny's & Associates would then arrange for them to be signed to record labels such as J Storm, Johnny's Entertainment or labels owned by other companies such as Avex Trax....
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Synopsis

Ryo Naruse (Satoshi Ohno) is a two-faced lawyer: on the surface, he is a kind-hearted soul, representing the poor and earning the nickname "The Angelic Lawyer" from the press; but unbeknownst to anyone else, he is also a "devil," meticulously plotting the perfect revenge against those responsible for his younger brother's death. Naoto Serizawa (Toma Ikuta) is a gung-ho detective whose overzealous methods mask a dark past which he is trying to overcome. When a family acquaintance of Serizawa's is murdered, Serizawa is thrust in the middle of a multiple-homicide case which stirs up memories of a dark event from his past - and Naruse's.

Opening theme song

The theme song for this series is truth
Truth/Kaze no Muko e

" is the twenty third single of the Japanese boy band, Arashi. It was released on August 20, 2008, in three editions; a normal edition containing a bonus track and karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and two limited edition both containing a DVD with a music video of one of the A-side tracks....
 by Arashi
Arashi

is a Japanese boy band consiting of five-members: Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi debuted in 1999 in Honolulu, Hawaii under the label Pony Canyon....
, a popular Japanese boyband which Satoshi Ohno is a member of. In a preview of truth promotional video on TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System

or TBS, is a television network in Tokyo, Japan.TBS has a 28-affiliate news network called Japan News Network, as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called Japan Radio Network which TBS Radio & Communications has....
 morning entertainment news program 2jichao, Ohno explains that the meaning of the song is very close to the content and feel of the whole drama. Arashi displayed their dancing in the promotional video of truth with Ohno as the lead. It was revealed in Mao's official blog (written by the staffs / producers and posted at their official site) Ohno diligently practiced the intricate dance move in between takes because of his busy schedule.

Cast


Primary Cast

  • Satoshi Ohno
    Satoshi Ohno

    is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi , who is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He joined the company on October 16, 1995 at the age of 14 and began his activities as part of the Johnny's Jrs....
     as Ryo Naruse
  • Toma Ikuta
    Toma Ikuta

    is a Japanese people talent artist part of Johnny's Jr. under the supervision of Johnny & Associates.His family consists of a father, a mother named Hiromi, a younger brother named Ryuusei, and a dog named JAM....
     as Naoto Serizawa
  • Ryoko Kobayashi
    Ryoko Kobayashi

    Ryoko Kobayashi is a Japanese actress.Profile *Name: ????*Name : Kobayashi Ryoko*Profession: Actress*Date of birth: 8 November 1989...
     as Shiori Sakita
  • Kei Tanaka as Hitoshi Kasai
  • Shugo Oshinari
    Shugo Oshinari

    is a Japanese people actor best-known for his roles in the controversial Battle Royale II: Requiem and Shunji Iwai's film, All About Lily Chou-Chou ....
     as Mitsuru Souda
  • Tomohiro Waki as Yosuke Ishimoto
  • Misa Uehara
    Misa Uehara

    File:The Hidden Fortress poster 2.jpg appeared in a few Japanese films from the late 1950s, most notably starring as Princess Yuki in Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress. Following a brief career, she left acting....
     as Kaoru Takatsuka
  • Mai Shinohara as Eri Nishina
  • Yutaka Shimizu as Keita Yamano
  • Kisuke Iida as Kanrikan Ishihara
  • Toshihide Tonesaku as Takashi Kurata
  • Michiko Kichise as Mari Serizawa
  • Hitori Gekidan as Noriyoshi Serizawa
  • Yuji Miyake as Hiromichi Nakanishi
  • Koji Ishizaka as Eisaku Serizawa
  • Toshi Takeuchi as Hideo Manaka


Secondary cast

  • Hiroki Kouno as young Ryo Naruse
  • Haruki Kimura as young Naoto Serizawa
  • Kayano Masuyama as young Shiori Sakita
  • Yuto Uemura as young Hitoshi Kasai
  • Haruo Honma as young Mitsuru Souda
  • Ryunoshin Nakamura as young Yosuke Ishimoto


Guest Appearances

  • Kazunari Ninomiya
    Kazunari Ninomiya

    , often called Nino, is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality, seiyu and radio host. He was born and raised in Tokyo, and at the age of 13, he joined the famed Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates....
     as Masayoshi Kumada (episode 1)
  • Mayumi Asaka as Yoshimi Manaka (episodes 1, 2, 4)
  • Tetsuo Morishita as Takahiro Kumada (episodes 1, 2)
  • Kitaro as Kunio Hayashi (episodes 1, 2)
  • Kaoru Okunuki as Tae Shintani (episodes 2-4)
  • Momoka Oono as Sora Shintani (episodes 2-5, 7)
  • Naomasa Musaka as Takahiro Ikehata (episodes 4-7)
  • Yuka as Makiko Naruse (episodes 4-7)
  • Outa Tanino as the real Ryo Naruse (episode 5)
  • Kyusaku Shimada as Oosumi Kazuma (episodes 5-7, 9)


Episodes

Episode Subtitle
01 The vengeful demon who threw away love - the grieving devil
02 A treacherous snare... Parent and child torn apart
03 One's true face is exposed, revenge for the sake of love
04 Targeted devil, the gates of hell have opened
05 An advance murder notice...!? Receiving a red envelope from the devil
06 Tell me... who the real perpetrator is
07 The false siblings... A kind lie that invites death
08 The end to an impermissible love... For revenge, once more
09I am the real perpetrator. The tragedy of a man who knew too much.
10The crumbling of a household... The last card is death
11The final showdown. A bond severed by death


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