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Japan

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ese television drama series

Japanese television drama

, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...

 in 2007

2009 Japanese television dramas

←2008 - 2009 - 2010→This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.-2009 winter season:SeriesSpecials# Nene - starring Yukie Nakama, Kamejiro Ichikawa...

. It is the sequel for Liar Game

Liar Game (TV series)

Liar Game is a Japanese television drama series in 2007. It was adapted from a popular manga, known as the Liar Game, into a live action series directed by Hiroaki Matsuyama. The drama began airing in Japan on April 14, 2007. It featured Erika Toda as Nao Kanzaki, and Shota Matsuda as Shinichi...

, which the story adapted from a popular manga

Manga

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, known as the Liar Game

Liar Game

is a Japanese manga series originally written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani. The manga was first serialized in 2005 in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Young Jump, published by Shueisha...

. In April 2009, a second season of the drama adaptation and a live action movie were announced. The second season began airing in November 2009 and concluded on January 19, 2010. The movie, known as the Liar Game: The Final Stage

Liar Game: The Final Stage

is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Hiroaki Matsuyama. The film is a continuation of the popular Fuji Television drama series, Liar Game.It was released in Japan on March 6, 2010 and was subsequently released in Singapore and Hong Kong . Furthermore it has been confirmed that the film will be...

 debuted on March 6, 2010.

Players

Cast	Role	Description
Toda Erika	Kanzaki Nao (18)	Honest + Naive College Student
Matsuda Shota	Akiyama Shinichi (26)	"Genius Swindler" Ex-convict for bankrupting MLM Company
Kitamura Soichiro	Fujisawa Kazuo	Nao's former teacher (now retired)
Suzuki Kosuke	Fukunaga Yuji	A flamboyant beautician involved in the Liar Game
Kikuchi Rinko	Katsuragi Ryo	A psychology professor who was classmates with Akiyama Shinichi

Liar Game Tournament

Cast	Role	Description
Kiyama Shigeo	Solario (voice)	Liar Game main dealer
Yuui Ryoko	Dealer
Kichise Michiko	Eri	Liar Game coordinator
Watanabe Ikkei	Tanimura Mitsuo	Cop with gold front tooth in Kanzaki Nao's city

Plot

Continuing from last season, the naive Kanzaki Nao (Toda Erika) and "genius swindler", Akiyama Shinichi (Matsuda Shota), go back to their normal routines until Nao receives an invitation from LGT to resume the Liar Game and compete for entrance to The Final Stage

Liar Game: The Final Stage

is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Hiroaki Matsuyama. The film is a continuation of the popular Fuji Television drama series, Liar Game.It was released in Japan on March 6, 2010 and was subsequently released in Singapore and Hong Kong . Furthermore it has been confirmed that the film will be...

. Besides Kanzaki and Akiyama, the flamboyant Fukunaga (Suzuki Kosuke) returns to the Liar Game and a mysterious but talented psychology professor, Katsuragi Ryo, (Rinko Kikuchi

Rinko Kikuchi

, born , January 6, 1981, is a Japanese actress. Kikuchi is the first Japanese actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 50 years. She is currently Japan's only living female Academy Award nominee in acting categories...

) enters the Liar Game as a new character.

Awards and nominations

• 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall 2009): Best Actress - Toda Erika

External links

• Official TV Drama Website from Fuji