Tokyo Swindlers
{{Short description|2024 Japanese television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Tokyo Swindlers.jpg
| caption = Promotional release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese
| kanji = 地面師たち
| revhep = Jimenshitachi
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| genre = {{Plainlist|
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| based_on = {{Based on|Tokyo Swindlers|Ko Shinjo}}
| writer = Hitoshi One
Ko Shinjo
| director = Hitoshi One
| starring = {{Plainlist|
}}
| theme_music_composer = Takkyu Ishino
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
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| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| num_seasons =
| num_episodes = 7
| executive_producer =
| producer = Yoshida Kenichi
Miyake Harue
| editor =
| location = Tokyo, Japan
| cinematography = Ato Shoichi
Morishita Shigeki
| camera =
| runtime = 38-67 minutes
| company = Nikkatsu Corporation
Booster Project
| channel = Netflix
| released = {{start date|2024|7|25}}
| last_aired =
| related =
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{{Nihongo|Tokyo Swindlers|地面師たち|Jimenshitachi||lead=yes}} is a Japanese streaming television series directed and written by Hitoshi One.{{cite web | title=Tokyo Swindlers | website=BBFC | date=25 July 2024 | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/tokyo-swindlers-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdizmdc5 | access-date=26 July 2024}} Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation and Booster Project for Netflix, and stars Go Ayano and Etsushi Toyokawa.{{cite web | last=Frater | first=Patrick | title='Tokyo Swindlers' Crime Series With Ayano Go and Toyokawa Etsushi Reveals Trailer Ahead of Netflix Premiere | website=Variety | date=15 July 2024 | url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/tokyo-swindlers-crime-series-netflix-japan-1236072063/ | access-date=24 July 2024 | archive-date=July 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725182207/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/tokyo-swindlers-crime-series-netflix-japan-1236072063/ | url-status=live }} The series was released worldwide on July 25, 2024.{{cite web | last=Pedersen | first=Erik | title=2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming | website=Deadline | date=23 July 2024 | url=https://deadline.com/feature/2024-tv-premiere-dates-1235365501/ | access-date=24 July 2024 | archive-date=July 24, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724183912/https://deadline.com/feature/2024-tv-premiere-dates-1235365501/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | last=Kuznikov | first=Selena | title=What's Coming to Netflix in July 2024 | website=Variety | date=28 June 2024 | url=https://variety.com/feature/whats-on-netflix-movies-shows-1203517873/ | access-date=24 July 2024 | archive-date=July 18, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718140652/https://variety.com/feature/whats-on-netflix-movies-shows-1203517873/ | url-status=live }}
Cast
- Go Ayano{{cite web | title=綾野剛＆豊川悦司、得体のしれない狂気がさく裂 Netflixシリーズ「地面師たち」本編映像 | website=ORICON NEWS | date=24 July 2024 | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2337436/full/ | language=ja | access-date=24 July 2024 | archive-date=July 24, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724050107/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2337436/full/ | url-status=live }} as Takumi Tsujimoto
- Etsushi Toyokawa as Harrison Yamanaka
- Kazuki Kitamura{{cite web | last=Natasha | title=「地面師たち」キャラ相関図が到着、綾野剛・豊川悦司・北村一輝ら紹介する特別映像も | website=映画ナタリー | date=21 July 2024 | url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/582970 | language=ja | access-date=25 July 2024 | archive-date=July 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725182215/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/582970 | url-status=live }} as Takeshita
- Eiko Koike as Reiko
- Pierre Taki as Goto
- Shota Sometani as Nagai
- Izumi Matsuoka{{cite web | last=Natasha | title=綾野剛×豊川悦司「地面師たち」本予告とキーアート解禁、音楽は電気グルーヴの石野卓球（コメントあり） | website=映画ナタリー | date=15 July 2024 | url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/582228 | language=ja | access-date=25 July 2024 | archive-date=July 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725182322/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/582228 | url-status=live }} as Natsumi Kawai
- Kaito Yoshimura as Kaede
- Anthony as Orochi
- Satoru Matsuo as Sunaga
- Taro Suruga as Maki
- Makita Sports as Hayashi
- Elaiza Ikeda as Detective Kuramochi
- Lily Franky as Detective Tatsu
- Koji Yamamoto as Takashi Aoyagi
Production
In February 2024, The series was announced on Netflix.{{cite web | last=Frater | first=Patrick | title='Love Village' and 'Last One Standing' Add New Seasons as Romance, Comedy and Fantasy Lead Netflix's Japanese Live-Action Slate | website=Variety | date=8 February 2024 | url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-japan-live-action-love-village-last-one-standing-city-hunter-1235901848/ | access-date=24 July 2024 | archive-date=July 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725182255/https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/netflix-japan-live-action-love-village-last-one-standing-city-hunter-1235901848/ | url-status=live }} It is based on Ko Shinjo's Tokyo Swindlers.{{cite web | last=Merican | first=Sara | title=Netflix Sets 'City Hunter' Adaptation & 'House of Ninjas' Launch Dates In Japan Slate Reveal | website=Deadline | date=8 February 2024 | url=https://deadline.com/2024/02/netflix-japan-slate-city-hunter-adaptation-house-of-ninjas-1235817745/ | access-date=24 July 2024 | archive-date=March 3, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303162504/https://deadline.com/2024/02/netflix-japan-slate-city-hunter-adaptation-house-of-ninjas-1235817745/ | url-status=live }} The filming of the series concluded in 2023.{{cite web | last=Natasha | title=【完成報告会レポート】綾野剛が「地面師たち」共演陣に興奮、小池栄子は豊川悦司との対峙に恐怖味わう（写真19枚） | website=映画ナタリー | date=5 July 2024 | url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/580860 | language=ja | access-date=24 July 2024 | archive-date=July 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725182300/https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/580860 | url-status=live }}
Reception
James Hadfield writing for The Japan Times rated the series 3 stars (out of 5).{{cite web | last=Hadfield | first=James | title=Netflix's 'Tokyo Swindlers' is this summer's guiltiest pleasure | website=The Japan Times | date=25 July 2024 | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/07/25/tv-streaming/tokyo-swindlers/ | access-date=25 July 2024 | archive-date=July 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725010451/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/07/25/tv-streaming/tokyo-swindlers/ | url-status=live }} Daniel Hart of Ready Steady Cut assigns the series 3.5 stars.{{cite web | last=Hart | first=Daniel | title='Tokyo Swindlers': A High-Octane Japanese Crime Thriller | website=Ready Steady Cut | date=25 July 2024 | url=https://readysteadycut.com/2024/07/25/tokyo-swindlers-review/ | access-date=26 July 2024}} Jenny Nixon of Common Sense Media gave the series a four out of five stars.{{cite web | last=Nixon | first=Jenny | title=Tokyo Swindlers TV Review | website=Common Sense Media | date=August 15, 2024 | url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/tokyo-swindlers | access-date=August 24, 2024}} Jan Lee of The Straits Times gave the series a rating of 4/5 stars.{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Jan |title=Binge-worthy: Tokyo Swindlers a heist J-drama with real estate twist |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/binge-worthy-tokyo-swindlers-a-heist-j-drama-with-real-estate-twist |website=The Straits Times |language=en |date=14 August 2024}}
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=100|count=6|average=7.3|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=August 24, 2024}} Joel Keller of Decider{{cite web | last=Keller | first=Joel | title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Tokyo Swindlers' on Netflix, a different kind of heist series | website=Decider | date=July 29, 2024 | url=https://decider.com/2024/07/29/tokyo-swindlers-netflix-review/ | access-date=August 24, 2024}} and Graeme Blundell of The Australian reviewed the series.{{cite web | title=How to make a (literal) killing in real estate | website=The Australian | date=April 2, 2024 | url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/japanese-noir-thriller-tokyo-swindlers-is-mired-in-high-stakes-violence-and-real-estate-fraud/news-story/e6235949ee6ef8fc2ab0b04749b4f4a6 | access-date=August 24, 2024}}
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|tt31250132}}
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