Series synopsis
JOKERxFACE is a Japanese drama television series that premiered on Fuji TV on January 14, 2019. It ended on March 18, 2019. It stars Honoka Matsumoto, Satoru Matsuo and Ren Sudo.
Rugawa is a mysterious beauty who runs a video streaming channel called Joker and rakes in money through videos posted on the site. She talks Yanagi, a middle-aged man who has been laid off and in financial difficulties, into joining her. He finds himself becoming her accomplice in video production. Joker distributes videos which infiltrate troubles that border on crimes. These include as the realities of idols who play the pure and innocent type, scams involving phone calls targeting old women ...
Premise
Rugawa is a mysterious beauty who runs a video streaming channel called Joker and rakes in money through videos posted on the site. She talks Yanagi, a middle-aged man who has been laid off and in financial difficulties, into joining her. He finds himself becoming her accomplice in video production. Joker distributes videos which infiltrate troubles that border on crimes. These include as the realities of idols who play the pure and innocent type, scams involving phone calls targeting old women who are easily deceived, and “sakura business” based on matchmaking apps. Many viewers get excited by the clever traps that Rugawa lays. She has no reservations about exposing her subjects as if she is the voice of netizens. What is her motive?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Honoka Matsumoto as Rukawa
- Satoru Matsuo as Yanagi
- Ren Sudo as Ren
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 14, 2019 | March 18, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | January 14, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Fuji TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 14, 2019 |
| Last aired | March 18, 2019 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |