• Drama: Trick
• Japanese: トリック
• Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Katsuya Korenaga, Hitoshi One, Hisashi Kimura
• Writer: Mitsuharu Makita, Makoto Hayashi
• Producer: Mitsuharu Makita
• Network: TV Asahi
• Episodes: 10
• Release Date: July 7 – September 15, 2000
• Runtime: 23:09～24:04
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Naoko (Yukie Nakama) came to Tokyo to become a great magician, like her father, yet finding it difficult to find a job. She is the one who believes that all supernatural powers and phenomena can be explained by “ magic” and has a trick. By chance, she meets Ueda (Hiroshi Abe) who claims himself as the world brightest physician. The two confronts together with psychics, cult groups, fortunetellers, etc. to solve mysterious events and haunting beliefs.

Notes

1. Related titles (feature films):
   1. Trick: The Movie (2002)
   2. Trick: The Movie 2 (2006)
   3. Trick The Movie: Psychic Battle Royale | Gekijoban Trick: Reinosha Battle Royale (2010)
   4. Trick The Movie: Last Stage | Torikku Gekijoban Rasto Suteji (2014)
2. Related titles (drama series):
   1. Trick (TV Asahi / 2000)
   2. Trick 2 (TV Asahi / 2002)
   3. Trick 3 (TV Asahi / 2003)
   4. Trick Shinsaku Special (TV Asahi / 2005)
   5. Trick Shinsaku Special 3 (TV Asahi / 2014)
3. Related titles (television spin-offs):
   1. Kenzo Yabe, Lieutenant | Keibuho Yabe Kenzo (TV Asahi / 2010)
   2. Kenzo Yabe, Lieutenant 2 | Keibuho Yabe Kenzo 2 (TV Asahi / 2013)

Cast

• Yukie Nakama – Naoko Yamada
• Riko Narumi – Naoko (young)
• Hiroshi Abe – Jiro Ueda
• Katsuhisa Namase – Kenzo Yabe
• Kazu Nagahama – Himself
• Nobuo Kyo – Aisuke Kikuchi
• Kazuki Maehara – Tatsuya Ishihara
• Yoko Nogiwa – Satomi Yamada
• Yoko Oshima – Haru Ikeda
• Masumi Okada Yamada’s father
• Kin Sugai
• Mohammed Abedin – Jami-kun (Johnny)
• Yoichiro Seto – Yamada’s secret fan
• Satoshi Hashimoto
• Kin Sugai – Sumiko Kirishima (ep.1,2,3)
• Hajime Yamazaki – Shunsuke Tsumura (ep.1,2,3)
• Yuko Ito – Miwako Omori (ep.1,2,3)
• Sabu Kawahara – Shogo Aoki (ep.1,2,3)
• Eisuke Sasai – Mitsui Mirakuru (ep.4,5)
• Kouichi Nihei – Tatsuo Arima (ep.4-5)
• Hinako Saeki – Miyuki Kurosaka/Yoko Kurosaka
• Mana Mikura – Kudo Twins (ep.6,7)
• Kana Mikura – Kudo Twins (ep.6,7)
• Bokuzo Masana – Sannan Kurodu (ep.9,10)
• Shoji Kokami

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