Devil (TV series)

Devil (Maō (魔王, lit. The Devil, or Demon King)), officially stylized as dEVIL, is a Japanese remake of the Korean suspense drama series titled The Devil (Korean: 마왕; RR: Mawang) which aired on KBS 2TV in 2007. The drama stars Satoshi Ohno of Arashi and Toma Ikuta, both under the talent agency Johnny & Associates.

Devil
Maō (魔王)
Genre	Drama Suspense
Created by	Park Chan Hong Kim Ji Woo Lee Duk Kwun
Written by	Yōichi Maekawa Masafumi Nishida
Directed by	Arata Katō Toshio Tsuboi Tsuyoshi Katayama
Starring	Satoshi Ohno Toma Ikuta Ryoko Kobayashi
Theme music composer	Hydrant
Opening theme	truth by Arashi
Composer	Hiroyuki Sawano
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producers	Masanao Takahashi Ryōsuke Watanabe
Running time	approx. 49 minutes
Release
Original network	TBS
Picture format	NTSC (480i)
Audio format	Surround
Original release	July 4 (2008-07-04) – September 12, 2008 (2008-09-12)
Chronology
Followed by	Ryūsei no Kizuna
Related	The Devil

Synopsis

Ryo Naruse (Satoshi Ohno) is a two-faced lawyer: on the surface, he is a kind-hearted soul, representing the poor and earning the nickname "The Angel Lawyer" from the press; but unbeknownst to anyone else, he is also a "devil," meticulously plotting the perfect revenge against those responsible for his younger brother's death. Naoto Serizawa (Toma Ikuta) is a gung-ho detective whose overzealous methods mask a dark past which he is trying to overcome. When a family acquaintance of Serizawa's is murdered, Serizawa is thrust in the middle of a multiple-homicide case which stirs up memories of a dark event from his past.

Opening theme song

The theme song for this series is "Truth" by Arashi, a popular Japanese boy band which Satoshi Ohno is the leader of. In a preview of "Truth" promotional video on TBS morning entertainment news program 2jichaō, Ohno explains that the meaning of the song is very close to the content and feel of the whole drama. Arashi displayed their dancing in the promotional video of "Truth" with Ohno as the lead. It was revealed in Maō's official blog (written by the staffs / producers and posted at their official site) Ohno diligently practiced the intricate dance move in between takes because of his busy schedule.

Cast

Primary cast

• Satoshi Ohno as Ryo Naruse
• Toma Ikuta as Naoto Serizawa
• Ryoko Kobayashi as Shiori Sakita
• Kei Tanaka as Hitoshi Kasai
• Shugo Oshinari as Mitsuru Souda
• Tomohiro Waki as Yosuke Ishimoto
• Misa Uehara as Kaoru Takatsuka
• Mai Shinohara as Eri Nishina
• Yutaka Shimizu as Keita Yamano
• Kisuke Iida as Kanrikan Ishihara
• Toshihide Tonesaku as Takashi Kurata
• Michiko Kichise as Mari Serizawa
• Hitori Gekidan as Noriyoshi Serizawa
• Yuji Miyake as Hiromichi Nakanishi
• Koji Ishizaka as Eisaku Serizawa

Secondary cast

• Hiroki Kouno as young Toomo Manaka
• Toshi Takeuchi as Hideo Manaka
• Haruki Kimura as young Naoto Serizawa
• Kayano Masuyama as young Shiori Sakita
• Yuto Uemura as young Hitoshi Kasai
• Haruo Honma as young Mitsuru Souda
• Ryunoshin Nakamura as young Yosuke Ishimoto

Guest appearances

• Kazunari Ninomiya as Masayoshi Kumada (episode 1)
• Mayumi Asaka as Yoshimi Manaka (episodes 1, 2, 4)
• Tetsuo Morishita as Takahiro Kumada (episodes 1, 2)
• Kitaro as Kunio Hayashi (episodes 1, 2)
• Kaoru Okunuki as Tae Shintani (episodes 2–4)
• Momoka Oono as Sora Shintani (episodes 2–5, 7)
• Naomasa Musaka as Takahiro Ikehata (episodes 4–7)
• Yūka as Makiko Naruse (episodes 4–7)
• Outa Tanino as the real Ryo Naruse (episode 5)
• Kyusaku Shimada as Oosumi Kazuma (episodes 5–7, 9)

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Ratings^[1]
1	"The vengeful demon who threw away love – the grieving devil"	Arata Katō	Yōichi Maekawa	July 4, 2008 (2008-07-04)	14.0%
2	"A treacherous snare... Parent and child torn apart"	Arata Katō	Yōichi Maekawa	July 11, 2008 (2008-07-11)	12.6%
3	"One's true face is exposed, revenge for the sake of love"	Toshio Tsuboi	Yōichi Maekawa	July 18, 2008 (2008-07-18)	9.2%
4	"Targeted devil, the gates of hell have opened"	Toshio Tsuboi	Masafumi Nishida	July 25, 2014 (2014-07-25)	10.1%
5	"An advance murder notice...!? Receiving a red envelope from the devil"	Tsuyoshi Katayama	Masafumi Nishida	August 1, 2008 (2008-08-01)	10.9%
6	"Tell me... who the real perpetrator is!!"	Arata Katō	Masafumi Nishida	August 8, 2008 (2008-08-08)	7.6%
7	"The false siblings... A kind lie that invites death"	Toshio Tsuboi	Masafumi Nishida	August 15, 2008 (2008-08-15)	12.1%
8	"The end to an impermissible love... For revenge, once more"	Tsuyoshi Katayama	Masafumi Nishida	August 22, 2008 (2008-08-22)	11.5%
9	"I am the real perpetrator. The tragedy of a man who knew too much."	Arata Katō	Masafumi Nishida	August 29, 2008 (2008-08-29)	11.5%
10	"The crumbling of a household... The last card is death!!"	Toshio Tsuboi	Masafumi Nishida	September 5, 2008 (2008-09-05)	12.3%
11	"The final showdown. A bond severed by death!!"	Arata Katō	Masafumi Nishida	September 12, 2008 (2008-09-12)	14.1%

Awards

12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix (Summer)

Year	Recipient	Category	Result
2008	Maō	Excellence Award	Won
	Satoshi Ohno	Best Actor	Won
	Kei Tanaka	Best Supporting Actor	Won
	Ryoko Kobayashi	Best Supporting Actress	Won

12th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix

Year	Recipient	Category	Result
2008	Maō	Best Drama	Won^[2]
	Satoshi Ohno	Best Actor	Won^[3]

5th TV Navi Drama Awards (July–September)

Year	Recipient	Category	Result
2008	Maō	Excellence Award	Won
	Satoshi Ohno	Best Actor	Won
	Kei Tanaka	Best Supporting Actor	Won
	Ryoko Kobayashi	Best Supporting Actress	Won

5th TV Navi Drama Awards

Year	Recipient	Category	Result
2009	Maō	Drama of the Year	Won
	Satoshi Ohno	Best Actor	Won

18th Annual TV Life Awards

Year	Recipient	Category	Result
2009	Maō	Best Drama	Won
	Satoshi Ohno	Best Actor	Won
	Arashi	Best Theme Song	Won

References

1. "Video Research Ltd" (in Japanese). Video Research Ltd. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
2. 作品賞には「魔王」／日刊ドラマＧＰ (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
3. 大野智が主演男優賞／日刊ドラマＧＰ (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

External links

• Official website September 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
• Weekly ratings (in Japanese)