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Kurosagi
Kurosagi (クロサギ; English: The Black Swindler) is a Japanese seinen manga written by Natsuhara Takeshi and illustrated by Kuromaru. It was published on Young Sunday Magazine from 2003 to 2008, collecting 20 volumes. Later, a new series was created under the name 新クロサギ (Shin Kurosagi).
In 2006, a dorama was made by TBS based on the manga. A movie version was produced and released in 2008.
Story
Kurosagi is about a young man by the name of Kurosaki who swindles other swindlers to get back the money they have stolen from others. He concentrates on Shirosagi (White Swindlers - people who swindle others financially) and occasionally Akasagi (Red Swindlers - people who swindle others through manipulation of their feelings). Kurosaki's father had killed the rest of his family because of the work of a Shirosagi and now he wants revenge and so he sets out to destroy other Shirosagi.
Dorama
The dorama version of Kurosagi aired from 2006.04.14 to 2006.06.23 on TBS on Fridays at 10:00 PM and had an average viewership of 15.67%. The theme song is Daite Señorita by Yamashita Tomohisa. The series consists of 11 episodes.
Cast
Regulars
- Kurosaki (Kurosagi) - Yamashita Tomohisa
- Yoshikawa Tsurara - Horikita Maki
- Mishima Yukari - Ichikawa Yui
- Shiraishi Yoichi - Kato Koji
- Katsuragi Tetsuji - Yamazaki Tsutomu
- Mikimoto - Kishibe Shiro
- Momoyama Tetsuji - Tayama Ryosei
- Osawa Yuuko - Reina
- Hayase Makiko - Okunuki Kaoru
- Kurosaki's Father - Sugimoto Tetta
- Kashima Masaru - Aikawa Sho
Guests
- Shinkawa Namie - Sugita Kaoru
- Matsumura Keisuke - Omi Toshinori
- Matsumura Yasuko - Nitou Yuuko
- Matsumura Kazuma - Shibuya Takeru
- Tanabe Satoshi - Koyama Keiichiro
- Tanabe Misaki - Ozawa Maju
- Kamo - Kobayashi Susumu
- Shimizu Tadayuki - Sakai Masaaki
- Soma Takashi - Kiritani Kenta
- Nakamura Atsuko - Takahashi Mai
- Eguchi Ichirou - Ono Takehiko
- Yoshikawa Tatsuki - Izumiya Shigeru
- Yoshikawa Midori - Nagashima Eiko
- Goto Takayuki - Tanaka Youji
- Sata Hiromichi - Kurosawa Toshio
- Komi Takashi - Iio Kazuki
- Kumashino Masato - Izumi Motoya
- Tamashiro Kura - Utsumi Keiko
- Tamashiro Satomi - Hasegawa Mayumi
- Takahashi Yoshiko - Harada Natsuki
Main Staff
- Screenwriter
- Shinozaki Eriko
- Director
- Ishii Yasuharu, Hirano Shunichi, Oooka Susumu, Mutou Jun
- Music
- Yamashita Kousuke
- Producer
- Iyoda Hidenori, Matsubara Hiroshi
Episodes
| Episode | Japanese title | Airing date | Director | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sagishi wo damasu sagi (詐欺師を騙す詐欺) |
2006.04.14 | Ishii Yasuharu | 18.8% |
| 2 | Shinyuu no ane wa kekkon sagi (親友の姉は結婚詐欺) |
2006.04.21 | 16.9% | |
| 3 | Gonenman daiya no yukue (5千万ダイヤの行方) |
2006.04.28 | Mutou Jun | 16.0% |
| 4 | Saikyou no teki Kurosaki pinch (最強の敵 黒崎ピンチ) |
2006.05.05 | Hirano Shunichi | 16.7% |
| 5 | Koibito no chichioya wo damashi kaeseru ka? (恋人の父親を騙し返せるか？) |
2006.05.12 | Ishii Yasuharu | 12.7% |
| 6 | Rival shinshi meikeiji no kako (ライバル神志名刑事の過去) |
2006.05.19 | Mutou Jun | 16.4% |
| 7 | Roujin wo damasu rei nouryouku sagi to taiketsu (老人を騙す霊能力詐欺と対決) |
2006.05.26 | Hirano Shunichi | 12.3% |
| 8 | Sagishi wo damasu sagi (欠陥住宅詐欺の恨み) |
2006.06.02 | Ishii Yasuharu | 14.5% |
| 9 | Moto joyuu no sagishi to engi kurabe (元女優の詐欺師と演技比べ) |
2006.06.09 | Oooka Susumu | 15.8% |
| 10 | Kurosaki ni taihojou (黒崎に逮捕状) |
2006.06.16 | Hirano Shunichi | 15.4% |
| 11 | Sayonara Kurosaki (さよなら黒崎) |
2006.06.23 | Ishii Yasuharu | 16.9% |
Music
- Theme Song
Releases
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| Home-media Releases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Release date | Catalog Number | Price | Oricon Charts | ||||||
| DVD | 2006.09.22 | TCED-0036 | ¥25,080 | #22 / 3 weeks | ||||||
Awards
- 49th Television Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Horikita Maki
Movie
The movie version of Kurosagi was released in March 8th, 2008. The theme song is Taiyou no Namida by NEWS and insert song is Daite Señorita by Yamashita Tomohisa.
Cast
- Kurosaki (Kurosagi) - Yamashita Tomohisa
- Yoshikawa Tsurara - Horikita Maki
- Mishima Yukari - Ichikawa Yui
- Shiraishi Yoichi - Kato Koji
- Momoyama Tetsuji - Tayama Ryosei
- Hayase Makiko - Okunuki Kaoru
- Mikimoto - Kishibe Shiro
- Kurosaki's Father - Sugimoto Tetta
- Kashima Masaru - Aikawa Sho
- Sakura - Daichi Mao
- Ishigaki Tetsu - Takenaka Naoto
Main Staff
- Screenwriter
- Shinozaki Eriko
- Director
- Ishii Yasuharu
- Music
- Yamashita Kousuke
Music
- Soundtrack
- [2008.03.19] Eiga "Kurosagi" Original Soundtrack
Releases
The movie was released as DVD on September 16th, 2008.
| Home-media Releases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Release date | Catalog Number | Price | Oricon Charts | Notes | |||||
| DVD | 2008.09.16 | TCED-0352 | ¥4,180 | #8 / 8 weeks | Standard Edition | |||||
| TCED-0351 | ¥6,600 | #4 / 5 weeks | Maidoari Edition w/ bag | |||||||
| TCED-0364 | ¥6,600 | #75 / 2 weeks | Maidoari Edition | |||||||
