Liar Game: Season 2 Explained

Native Name:ライアーゲーム シーズン2
Genre:Drama, psychological
Starring:Erika Toda
Shota Matsuda
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Num Episodes:9 episodes
Producer:Shimuta Toru (志牟田徹)
Director:Hiroaki Matsuyama
Location:Japan
Network:Fuji Television (Japan)

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 debuted on March 6, 2010.

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 KazuoNao's former teacher (now retired)
Kosuke SuzukiFukunaga YujiA flamboyant beautician involved in the Liar Game
Rinko Kikuchi Katsuragi RyoA 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 EriLiar 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

EpisodeDescriptionOriginal airdate

Reception

Awards and nominations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liar Game Manga Made into 2nd TV Drama Season, Film. April 23, 2009. Anime News Network. October 2, 2009.