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The Tragedy of W

20121 Season8 Episodes
Drama

"W no Higeki" is an adaptation of a novel by Natsuki Shizuko, which was first published in 1982. It was turned into a theatrical movie in 1984, and has seen numerous adaptions into TV drama in 1983, 1986, 2001 and 2010 respectively. This new version of the story has Takei Emi playing two different characters with the exact same face. One is Mako, the future successor of a billion-dollar pharmaceutical conglomerate. She has always lived in comfort, but yearns for freedom. The other character is Satsuki, a lowly cleaner in a show pub who lives in solitude and destitution, and would do anything to get money, including prostituing her own body. One day, they met and decided to exchange lives.

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"W no Higeki" is an adaptation of a novel by Natsuki Shizuko, which was first published in 1982. It was turned into a theatrical movie in 1984, and has seen numerous adaptions into TV drama in 1983, 1986, 2001 and 2010 respectively. This new version of the story has Takei Emi playing two different characters with the exact same face. One is Mako, the future successor of a billion-dollar pharmaceutical conglomerate. She has always lived in comfort, but yearns for freedom. The other character is Satsuki, a lowly cleaner in a show pub who lives in solitude and destitution, and would do anything to get money, including prostituing her own body. One day, they met and decided to exchange lives.

Network / Platform
tv asahi
First Aired
26/Apr/2012
Language
Japanese
Schedule
Thursday · 21:00

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S1 E8Death and the identity of the real culprit runaway twins! A new murder14/Jun/2012 • 54m
S1 E7Identity of the mother of twins finally the last chapter!07/Jun/2012 • 54m
S1 E6Alibi is destroyed!? You are the Traitor!!31/May/2012 • 54m
S1 E5Enter the Famous Detective. Trick to Murder a Billionaire24/May/2012 • 54m
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S1 E1Substitute for Murder! The Girl who sells a 200 billion alibi26/Apr/2012 • 54m
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S1 E2Empress with 200 Billion Assets03/May/2012 • 54m
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S1 E3Terms of a Wicked Woman. I Killed Grandpa!!10/May/2012 • 54m
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S1 E4Billionaire Family's Murder Cover-up Trick!!17/May/2012 • 54m
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S1 E5Enter the Famous Detective. Trick to Murder a Billionaire24/May/2012 • 54m
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S1 E6Alibi is destroyed!? You are the Traitor!!31/May/2012 • 54m
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S1 E7Identity of the mother of twins finally the last chapter!07/Jun/2012 • 54m
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S1 E8Death and the identity of the real culprit runaway twins! A new murder14/Jun/2012 • 54m
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Status
Ended
Country
Japan
Runtime
54 min
External
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Full cast and crew
Emi TakeiMako Watsuji / Satsuki KurasawaKenta KiritaniKeiichiro YumisakaAyame GorikiSayakaSaki FukudaKirara TachibanaYuki MatsushitaHaruo IchijoMomoka IshiiSayaka IidaProducerKenichiro SuehiroOriginal Music ComposerKen HiraiTheme Song PerformanceShizuko NatsukiNovelShizuka OukiScreenplayToshio TeradaScreenplay
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