Series synopsis
Trouble Man, also known as トラブルマン is a Japanese comedy drama television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 9, 2010. It ended on July 2, 2010. It was created by SABU. It stars Shigeaki Kato, Terunosuke Takezai, Mayuko Iwasa and Go Riju.
One day all of a sudden, a trouble befalls one man. That trouble snowballs into bigger troubles, one by one, pulling everyone around him in. A yakuza being chased by another yakuza, a mysterious woman who is being attacked, an otaku man with some sort of "power", a hit man who has lost his memory, and an old landlord. You can't miss even a second of the shocking confessions made by the residents of the apartment. A mystery upon another mystery, this is an intricately woven story. When all the pi ...
Premise
One day all of a sudden, a trouble befalls one man. That trouble snowballs into bigger troubles, one by one, pulling everyone around him in. A yakuza being chased by another yakuza, a mysterious woman who is being attacked, an otaku man with some sort of "power", a hit man who has lost his memory, and an old landlord. You can't miss even a second of the shocking confessions made by the residents of the apartment. A mystery upon another mystery, this is an intricately woven story. When all the pieces of the puzzles are put together, you will experience something you have never experienced before. A new experience will be felt through this fast-paced story. This is a serious comedy that will draw you in.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shigeaki Kato as Kazuo Tokuda
- Terunosuke Takezai as Tokio Ozaki
- Mayuko Iwasa as Makiko Ogi
- Go Riju as Tagawa
- Hana Kino as Tamiko Sasaki
- Yuichiro Nakayama as Kameda Taichi
- Susumu Terajima as Asai Akira
- Shoken Kunimoto as Kita Kenji
Supporting cast
- Aimi Satsukawa as Yuko Ikewaki
- Yuta Kanai as Koji Yamashita
- Sachiko Kokubu as Yumiko Katase
- Shinmei Tsuji as Shigeo Sasaki
- Yû Kamiwaki as Yamada Kikuko
- Ren Osugi as Hitman Joe
- Papaya Suzuki as Tenmin
- Hairi Katagiri as Sumako Katsura
- Yoichi Nukumizu as Daisuke Katsura
- Inuko Inuyama as Joro
- Masako Miyaji as Tagawa's wife
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 9, 2010 | July 2, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 9, 2010 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 16, 2010 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 23, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 9, 2010 |
| Last aired | July 2, 2010 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |