Produced by: TBS

Main Cast Members: Yamashita Tomohisa, Horikita Maki, Ichikawa Yui, Kato Koji, Aikawa Sho etc.

The Story:

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 then sending evidence to the police capable of putting them in prison. 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.

My Thoughts:

I was familiar with the story of the manga prior seeing the live action so I was expecting a really good show. And you know what, it lived to my expectation. The casting of hottie Yamapi (aka. Yamashita-kun) is perfect for the leading role as the Kurosagi due to Yamapi's already present 'coolness' (aka. he actually looks more handsome when not smiling). Plus, it's quite entertaining to see just how Kurosagi outwitted (almost) every Shirosagi & Akasagi out there. True, who might end up in a dilemma over the moral choices that Kurosagi had to go through and Horikita & Ichikawa's characters might come out as bloody hell annoying (and yes, you'll feel like punching the police inspector's smug face as well), it is still a live action to be watched.

My Ratings: * * * 1/2