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Scams

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2019–
  • TV-14
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Scams (2019)
Dark ComedyGangsterActionCrimeDrama

Hit hard by the Lehman shock, a well-meaning young man joins a phone scam operation and gets increasingly embroiled in the underworld.Hit hard by the Lehman shock, a well-meaning young man joins a phone scam operation and gets increasingly embroiled in the underworld.Hit hard by the Lehman shock, a well-meaning young man joins a phone scam operation and gets increasingly embroiled in the underworld.

  • Creator
    • Daisuke Suzuki
  • Stars
    • Yôsuke Sugino
    • Shuntarô Yanagi
    • Ryôhei Ohtani
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    479
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Daisuke Suzuki
    • Stars
      • Yôsuke Sugino
      • Shuntarô Yanagi
      • Ryôhei Ohtani
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Episodes9

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    Yôsuke Sugino
    Yôsuke Sugino
    • Seijitsu Kusano
    • 2019
    Shuntarô Yanagi
    • Onuma
    • 2019
    Ryôhei Ohtani
    Ryôhei Ohtani
    • Kobe Itsu
    • 2019
    Maika Yamamoto
    Maika Yamamoto
    • Misaki Azuma
    • 2019
    Tetta Sugimoto
    • Tojo
    • 2019
    Naomi Nishida
    • Sachiko Kusano
    • 2019
    Shôdai Fukuyama
    Shôdai Fukuyama
    • Tatsuya Kurusu
    • 2019
    Asuka Hanamura
    • 2019
    Takashi Yamanaka
    Takashi Yamanaka
    • Ryo Yamada
    • 2019
    Junki Tozuka
    Junki Tozuka
    • Shotaro Tanaka
    • 2019
    Tomoya Maeno
    • Soichi Seimiya
    • 2019
    Masato Wada
    • Kaoru Dokukawa
    • 2019
    Takuya Wakabayashi
    • Taku Goriki
    • 2019
    • Creator
      • Daisuke Suzuki
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    8henrysama_hw

    Enjoyable Ride

    Using phone fraud, a real life problem, as a hook and showing the main characters having fun doing it were the things that sold me the show. But If the hook was interesting the thing that made me stay was the twisted sense of conduct of the characters. They have a clear reason for not only doing that but beliving what they are doing is the right thing to do, which made the characters more likeable. Watching the show was really enjoyable, most of the characters were well realised and fun to watch, the episodes have a nice leght , it never felt dragging on , or focusing on too many characters. We had some anime like overreactions but (in most cases) it never felt so out of place or distracting, but it can be a problem for some people. My biggest gripe with the show is that it blends comedy and drama but whenever it tries something dark it never manages to embrace the darkness of the moment leaving some scenes that were supposed to be heavy feeling kind of meaningless or having less impact that it should have had.
    8aforementionedftw

    Underrated

    I personally think this show deserves a lot more attention and praise than it got. This ended up being my favorite series since the moment I watched the first episode.

    It's great at pulling the viewer into the story which ends up becoming a character study. The characters are realistic and flawed, which made me like them a lot.

    The main characters are realistically unpleasant people, and I think that creates a nice contrast, as opposed to other series where there's always a forced happiness looming over them.

    The comedy value of this show was pretty great and it wasn't too dark, although at times you could definitely get nervous and sad at the characters' actions.

    Overall, I loved it enough to rewatch it multiple times.
    8virat-sin

    A fun watch

    This was a fun watch! Not the best Japanese television but the series is pretty engaging and interesting to watch. At no time it gets boring with all the little jokes put every now and then. The story line is based on true facts and doesn't feel overwhelmed. Most importantly the episodes are not lengthy! Give it a try.
    10marinagajdosova

    Really fun to watch!

    I haven't watched such an engaging Japanese series since Naked Director. It's light, there's not a boring moment, it's fun, and the story reflects the real issue in Japan. I really like that they keep the episodes short. It's a great choice for a light evening series. One issue is that there could be so much more that the storyline could explore, it's very fast-paced as it is a mini series, it runs through the story too fast. I wish they made more episodes or had a second season.
    10napsak23

    Must Watch

    This one is really underrated.Just try 1 episode.Fun to watch great acting.

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      "Scams" takes over MBS' Sunday 24:40 time slot previously occupied by "Toritsu Mizusho!: Reiwa" and followed by "Real - Fake" on September 1, 2019.

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      • June 30, 2019 (Japan)
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    • Language
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    • Also known as
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