Kurosagi
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese manga
written by Takeshi Natsuhara and illustrated by Kuromaru. The series is about a boy named Kurosaki who swindles only other professional swindlers known as . It won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award
for seinen
/general manga along with Tetsuji Sekiya's Bambino!
.
The series was adapted as an 11-episode TV drama that was aired on TBS
from 14 April 2006 to 23 June 2006. On March 8, 2008, Kurosagi the Movie
with Tomohisa Yamashita
starring as the Black Swindler once again, was released.
Kurosagi is based on a young man seeking revenge on the "shirosagi" (or white swindlers who swindle by defrauding others) by swindling them out of most if not all of their money. Six years prior to the show, Kurosaki's father was swindled out of his money... because of this, his father killed Kurosaki's mother and sister followed by committing suicide himself. Kurosaki then becomes a swindler himself, a kurosagi (The Black Swindler who swindles other swindlers). By doing this he helps the innocent people who got swindled by the culprits and gets their money back. In this whole scheme, Kurosagi is met with a stubborn grad student, pursuing to be a prosecutor.
A 21 year old famed swindler known as the Kurosagi (or Black Swindler) because he only targets professional swindlers, conning them out of their own money, leaving them in ruins, and then using that money to payback their victims.
Yoshikawa Tsurara
Tsurara Yoshikawa is a law student who disapproves of Kurosagi's swindling ways but ironically falls in love with him.
She lives in Kurosaki's apartment as a tenant. Her dream is to be a prosecutor.She falls in love with Kurosaki.
Katsuragi Toshio
His official title is the "Fixer". Katsuragi supplies Kurosaki with information for a cut of the profit that Kurosaki will make, buys defunct companies, and is the mastermind behind many of Kurosaki's swindles. He is also somewhat of a father-figure to Kurosaki. Katsuragi is a nefarious character because he employs swindlers as well as Kurosaki.
Kashima Masaru
The newly appointed assistant inspector of the Eastern Tokyo Department, in charge of intellectual crimes. Kashima is an extremely self-righteous person who strives to return law and order to Tokyo. After learning of the Kurosagi and his methods of operation, Kashima becomes obsessed with apprehending him. On one occasion Kashima goes as far as to assault Kurosaki outside of his jurisdiction in anger.
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ese manga
Manga
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written by Takeshi Natsuhara and illustrated by Kuromaru. The series is about a boy named Kurosaki who swindles only other professional swindlers known as . It won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
for seinen
Seinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
/general manga along with Tetsuji Sekiya's Bambino!
Bambino!
is a Japanese cooking manga written and illustrated by Tetsuji Sekiya. The manga has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen magazine Big Comic Spirits. As of February 2009, Shogakukan has published 14 bound volumes of the manga...
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The series was adapted as an 11-episode TV drama that was aired on TBS
Tokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
from 14 April 2006 to 23 June 2006. On March 8, 2008, Kurosagi the Movie
Kurosagi (film)
Kurosagi is a film based on the 2006 popular TV series Kurosagi.After the finale of the TV series in June, TBS received many questions about whether there would be a new season or a film. TBS decided to shoot a film, beginning in August 2007....
with Tomohisa Yamashita
Tomohisa Yamashita
, also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo...
starring as the Black Swindler once again, was released.
Cast
- Tomohisa YamashitaTomohisa Yamashita, also widely known as Yamapi, is a Japanese idol, actor, and singer.Yamashita joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 11 and made his official CD debut with NEWS in 2004. He debuted as a solo artist in 2006 with the hit single "Daite Senorita". His first solo...
as Kurosaki (Kurosagi) - Maki HorikitaMaki Horikitais a Japanese actress and endorser. She debuted in 2003 as a U-15 idol and has since starred in Japanese television dramas, television and magazine advertisements, and movies.- Childhood:...
as Yoshikawa Tsurara - Yui IchikawaYui Ichikawa, is an actress and model from Tokyo, Japan. She is also known by her nickname, Yui-nyan. As an actress she has appeared in several dramas , and in recent years she has concentrated more on her film career. She played a minor role in the movie Ju-on: The Grudge and reprised her character for a...
as Mishima Yukari - Koji Kato as Shiraishi Yoichi
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Katsuragi Toshio
- Shiro KishibeShiro Kishibe, born 7 June 1949, is an actor from Kyoto, Japan.He played the role of Sandy in Monkey. Before becoming an actor, Kishibe was a member of a Japanese band called The Tigers. On some songs he sang vocals. He has an elder brother, Ittoku Kishibe, who is also an actor, and a leader and bassist in The...
as Mikimoto - Ryosei Tayama as Momoyama Tetsuji
- ReinaReinaReina is a female Dance-pop singer-songwriter.-Early life and career:Reina began in the music industry as a teen and released her debut album in 1995 under the name Lori Gold "Lori Gold" in Japan only...
as Osawa Yuuko - Kaoru Okunuki as Hayasa
- Tetta Sugimoto as Kurosaki's Father
- Show Aikawa as Kashima Masaru
Kurosagi is based on a young man seeking revenge on the "shirosagi" (or white swindlers who swindle by defrauding others) by swindling them out of most if not all of their money. Six years prior to the show, Kurosaki's father was swindled out of his money... because of this, his father killed Kurosaki's mother and sister followed by committing suicide himself. Kurosaki then becomes a swindler himself, a kurosagi (The Black Swindler who swindles other swindlers). By doing this he helps the innocent people who got swindled by the culprits and gets their money back. In this whole scheme, Kurosagi is met with a stubborn grad student, pursuing to be a prosecutor.
Characters
Kurosaki/KurosagiA 21 year old famed swindler known as the Kurosagi (or Black Swindler) because he only targets professional swindlers, conning them out of their own money, leaving them in ruins, and then using that money to payback their victims.
Yoshikawa Tsurara
Tsurara Yoshikawa is a law student who disapproves of Kurosagi's swindling ways but ironically falls in love with him.
She lives in Kurosaki's apartment as a tenant. Her dream is to be a prosecutor.She falls in love with Kurosaki.
Katsuragi Toshio
His official title is the "Fixer". Katsuragi supplies Kurosaki with information for a cut of the profit that Kurosaki will make, buys defunct companies, and is the mastermind behind many of Kurosaki's swindles. He is also somewhat of a father-figure to Kurosaki. Katsuragi is a nefarious character because he employs swindlers as well as Kurosaki.
Kashima Masaru
The newly appointed assistant inspector of the Eastern Tokyo Department, in charge of intellectual crimes. Kashima is an extremely self-righteous person who strives to return law and order to Tokyo. After learning of the Kurosagi and his methods of operation, Kashima becomes obsessed with apprehending him. On one occasion Kashima goes as far as to assault Kurosaki outside of his jurisdiction in anger.