Series synopsis
War of Traps, also known as 罠の戦争 is a Japanese drama mystery television series that premiered on Kansai TV on January 16, 2023. It ended on March 27, 2023. It stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Haruka Igawa, Yosuke Sugino and Katsunori Takahashi.
Parliamentary secretary Toru Washizu (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) has devoted 20 years of his life to Kosuke Inukai, a member of parliament and cabinet minister. Toru works behind the scenes as Inukai's "shadow," deftly handling the petitions of Inukai's supporters and crushing any hint of scandal. Cool and collected, Toru rarely betrays emotion and would humble himself to anyone to get what Inukai needs. But then a shocking event changes everything. Toru's only son, Taiki, is gravely injured in an acci ...
Premise
Parliamentary secretary Toru Washizu (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) has devoted 20 years of his life to Kosuke Inukai, a member of parliament and cabinet minister. Toru works behind the scenes as Inukai's "shadow," deftly handling the petitions of Inukai's supporters and crushing any hint of scandal. Cool and collected, Toru rarely betrays emotion and would humble himself to anyone to get what Inukai needs. But then a shocking event changes everything. Toru's only son, Taiki, is gravely injured in an accident that leaves him close to death. Toru is stricken with worry and fear for his son, but Inukai orders him to conduct a cover-up. Feeling betrayed, Toru, who once would have done anything for Inukai, begins to question everything.
Premise: Following War of Money (2015) and War of Lie (2017), this is the final chapter in the revenge-themed "War" series!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Toru Washizu
- Haruka Igawa as Kanako Washizu
- Yosuke Sugino as Masato Ebisawa
- Katsunori Takahashi as Hajime Ryuzaki
- Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Satoshi Takano
- Nagisa Katahira as Yuko Kamoi
- Emma Miyazawa as Yuki Kumagai
- Ittoku Kishibe as Kenichi Tsurumaki
Supporting cast
- Karin Ono as Rie Hotohara
- Hirotaro Honda as Kosuke Inukai
- Kisuke Iida as Masakazu Nekota
- Ryotaro Sakaguchi as Eita Kainuma
- Yuki Tamaki as Shunsuke Inukai
- Hiromasa Taguchi as Katsuji Abukawa
- Toshihiro Yashiba as Koji Ushio
- Haruto Shiratori
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | January 16, 2023 | March 27, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Parliamentary secretary Toru Washizu has devoted 20 years of his life to Kosuke Inukai, a member of parliament and cabinet minister. Toru works behind the scenes as Inukai's "shadow," deftly handling the petitions of Inukai's supporters and crushing any hint of scandal… |
January 16, 2023 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Toru is furious with Kosuke Inukai for trying to cover up the incident in which one was pushed off a bridge... |
January 23, 2023 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 At last, he faces Minister Inukai directly! Toru Washizu discovers something in the back account book!? |
January 30, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Kansai TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 16, 2023 |
| Last aired | March 27, 2023 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |