Series synopsis
The Black Swindler, also known as クロサギ is a Japanese drama crime action & adventure television series that premiered on TBS on October 21, 2022. It ended on December 23, 2022. It was created by Takeshi Natsuhara. It stars Sho Hirano, Yuina Kuroshima, Tomokazu Miura and Koji Yamamoto.
In a time where fraud is an imminent threat, societal issues give rise to a slew of elaborate scams. Kurosaki is a man who lost his family to a "white swindler", which is a professional swindler who scams people out of their money. In order to exact revenge, Kurosaki becomes a "black swindler", a swindler who tricks other swindlers. He swears to scam every white swindler in the world and takes on foe after foe, but can he find his ultimate enemy who robbed him of his family? This riveting reveng ...
Premise
In a time where fraud is an imminent threat, societal issues give rise to a slew of elaborate scams. Kurosaki is a man who lost his family to a "white swindler", which is a professional swindler who scams people out of their money. In order to exact revenge, Kurosaki becomes a "black swindler", a swindler who tricks other swindlers. He swears to scam every white swindler in the world and takes on foe after foe, but can he find his ultimate enemy who robbed him of his family? This riveting revenge drama exposes the very emotions that scams exploit.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sho Hirano as Koshiro Kurosaki
- Yuina Kuroshima as Tsurara Yoshikawa
- Tomokazu Miura as Toshio Katsuragi
- Koji Yamamoto as Yoichi Shiraishi
- Kai Inowaki as Masaru Kashina
- Yuri Nakamura as 早濑花乃子 Kanoko Hayase
- Eiichiro Funakoshi as Tatsuki Yoshikawa
- Bando Yajuro as Mikimoto
Supporting cast
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Kaneto Hojo
- Yasuyuki Maekawa as Koji Kurosaki
- Yuki Tokito as Hikaru Takamiya
- Shohei Uno as Testuji Momoyama
- Yuta Kanai as Kakine
- Ami Tomite as Haruka Date
- Riko Nagase as Yukari Mishima
- Bun Kimura as Enoki
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | October 21, 2022 | December 23, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 21, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 28, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | November 4, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 21, 2022 |
| Last aired | December 23, 2022 |
| Runtime | 63 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |