Liar Game: Season 2
Liar Game: Season 2 (ライアーゲーム シーズン2) is the second season of the Japanese television drama series Liar Game, adapted from a popular manga, known as the Liar Game. In April 2009, a second season of the drama adaptation and a live action movie were announced.[1] The second season began airing in November 2009 and concluded on January 19, 2010. The movie, known as the Liar Game: The Final Stage debuted on March 6, 2010.
| Liar Game: Season 2 (ライアーゲーム シーズン2) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Live Action, Psychological |
| Directed by | Hiroaki Matsuyama |
| Starring | Erika Toda Shota Matsuda |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 9 episodes |
| Production | |
| Producer | Shimuta Toru (志牟田徹) |
| Production location | Japan |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji Television (Japan) |
| Original release | 10 November 2009 – 19 January 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Liar Game |
| Followed by | Liar Game: The Final Stage |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Cast
Players
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Erika Toda | Kanzaki Nao (18) | Honest + Naive College Student |
| Shota Matsuda | Akiyama Shinichi (26) | "Genius Swindler" Ex-convict for bankrupting MLM Company |
| Soichiro Kitamura | Fujisawa Kazuo | Nao's former teacher (now retired) |
| Kosuke Suzuki | Fukunaga Yuji | A flamboyant beautician involved in the Liar Game |
| Rinko Kikuchi | Katsuragi Ryo | A psychology professor who was classmates with Akiyama Shinichi |
Liar Game Tournament
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Shigeo Kiyama | Solario (voice) | Liar Game main dealer |
| Ryoko Yuui | Dealer | |
| Michiko Kichise | Eri | Liar Game coordinator |
| Ikkei Watanabe | Tanimura Mitsuo | Cop with gold front tooth in Kanzaki Nao's city |
Plot
Two years after the events from the previous season, the naive Kanzaki Nao (Erika Toda) and "genius swindler", Akiyama Shinichi (Shota Matsuda), go back to their normal lives until they receive an invitation to resume the Liar Game and compete for entrance to The Final Stage. Besides Kanzaki and Akiyama, the flamboyant Fukunaga (Suzuki Kosuke) returns to the Liar Game and a mysterious but talented psychology professor, Katsuragi Ryo, (Rinko Kikuchi) enters the Liar Game as Akiyama and Kanzaki's new opponent.
Episodes
| Episode | Description | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | TBA | |
| Two years have passed since Round 3 of the Liar Game. Nao Kanzaki has returned to her normal life, now with the new friends she made from the Game, and Shinichi Akiyama has gone overseas. However, the Liar Game has yet to end, as the two encounter letters detailing Round 4's location and rules: a 3v3 battle between the "Kingdom of Sun" and the "Kingdom of Moon" in an abandoned old arcade. Nao is convinced to re-enter the game by Tanimura, who says that only her pure nature can save the other players, and Akiyama returns to find out more about the truth behind the Game. Joining their team is former archenemy Yuji Fukunaga, and they have to work together as vanguard, main body and general in individual games to earn more chips than the other team, with every player having 150 chips each amounting to 1 million yen. The first vanguard battle, with Fukunaga against a Yuichi Nishida, is 24-round russian roulette with the sound of bullets simulating "death", and the loser has to pay the winner 50 million yen. Meanwhile, an ominous player and former psychology classmate of Akiyama's — now a professional university lecturer — by the name of Ryō Katsuragi arrives to participate in Round 4 in a different venue. | |||
| 2 | TBA | TBA | |
Reception
Awards and nominations
- 13th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Fall 2009): Best Actress - Toda Erika
External links
- Official TV Drama Website from Fuji(in Japanese)
- Liar Game at IMDb
References
- "Liar Game Manga Made into 2nd TV Drama Season, Film". Anime News Network. April 23, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009.