Puzzle (2008)
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Details
- Title: パズル
- Title (English): Puzzle
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Mystery, comedy
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership rating: 10.2 (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: TV Asahi
- Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-18 to 2008-Jun-20
- Air time: Friday 21:00
- Theme song: Moon Crying by Koda Kumi
Synopsis
Misako Ayukawa, a woman in her 30s, is an English teacher with ironically poor English skills. She values herself over her students and money over love. She displays arrogance in front of her students, but acts pleasantly around everyone else. However, Ayukawa possesses a brilliant mind for solving puzzles. Motivated by the possibility of rewards and treasure, she ends up tackling various cases on the weekends along with 3 of her top students. -- Tokyograph
Cast
- Ishihara Satomi as Ayukawa Misako
- Yamamoto Yusuke as Imamura Shinichi
- Kimura Ryo as Kanzaki Akira
- Nagayama Kento as Tsukamoto Yoshio
- Iwata Sayuri as Matsuo Yuko
- Sato Chiaki as Takamura Michiru
- Asakura Aki as Wada Hitomi
- Tsujimoto Hiromasa (辻本嘉真) as Nagatsuka Kenichi
- Kaneko Norihito as Daido Goro
- Shiomi Sansei as Kamata Torahiko
Guests
Piece 1
- Igawa Hisashi as Aoyagi Ryuzaemon
- Saigo Teruhiko as Aoyagi Ryutaro
- Jinbo Satoshi as Aoyagi Ryujiro
- Oginome Keiko as Oki Tokie
- Miyaji Masako as Aoyagi Kanae
- Yamashita Hiroko as Aoyagi Yoshimi
- Ide Rakkyo (井手らっきょ) as Oki Atsuo
Piece 2
- Wakamura Mayumi as Miabe Kimiko
- Ikezu Shoko as Amano Hoshiko
- Otsuru Gitan as Osawa Takehiko
- Shirosaki Jin as Tamada Kazuhisa
- Kawahara Sabu as Tsuchida Shogoro
- Kitayama Masayasu (北山雅康) as Ishihara Keisuke
- Kubota Maki as Shimizu Eiko
- Kurobe Susumu as the shinto priest
Piece 3
- Ichikawa Kamejiro as Hashimoto Kenji
- Yajima Kenichi as Hasegawa Haruo
- Miho Jun as Kuroda Kumiko
- Nishio Mari as Hiroka Keiko
- Omiya Taro as Iwai Hiroshi
- Asakawa Chihiro (浅川稚広) as Kawakami Sachiko
Piece 4
- Kinomi Nana as Kurihara Wakaba
- Saito Yosuke as Chang Linpao
- Nakata Hirohisa (中田博久)as Narita Kohei
- Morishita Yoshiyuki as Mizota Kenichi
- Rokkaku Shinji (六角慎司) as Okamura Shunsuke
- Sakamoto Makoto as Shimura Eiichi
- Fujimoto Shizuka as Koyama Maki
- Kato Ryo (加藤諒) as Shirashi Kenichi
- Nicholas Pettas as Michael Nicolsen
Piece 5
- Yamamoto Yoko (山本陽子) as Gondo Yayoi
- Sasano Takashi as Gondo Shoichiro
- Kawamata Shinobu (川俣しのぶ) as Gondo Eiko
- Ochi Shizuka as Fujishiro Chikako
- Shibuya Kotono as Hirota Rei
- Ono Atsuko (小野敦子) as Nakamura Ume
- Kusamura Reiko as Gondo Fuyu
Piece 6
- Minegishi Toru as Kitakata Shoichi
- Anan Kenji as Kanayama Junpei
- Hankai Kazuaki as Yamazaki Makoto
- Dan Jiro as Kurokawa Taizo
- Kobayashi Ayako as Kudo Natsuko
- Shoji Yusuke (少路勇介) as Nagata Toshikazu
- Iijima Popopo (飯島ぽぽぽ) as Mimura Toshio
- Nishida Natsumi (西田奈津美) as Nagata Maki
- Yamano Fumito (山野史人) as middle-aged detective
Piece 7
- Kazama Morio as Konjakute Sannosuke
- Shimizu Koji as Konjakute Ichinosuke
- Hamada Akira as Shinoda Kohei
- Nakanishi Ryota as Konjakute Yonnosuke
- Denden as Konjakute Ninosuke
- Suzuki Sachiko (鈴木早智子) as Ikemura Akiko
- Otake Koichi (大竹浩一) as Konjakute Shonosuke
- Katsura Fukudanji (桂福團治) as Konjakute Mannosuke
Piece 8
- Nakayama Shinobu as Ando Tsubaki
- Wakabayashi Shiho (若林志穂) as Matsumura Ruri
- Hakamada Yoshihiko as Takamine Kyoji
- Koichi Mantaro as Soga Nobuo
- Rokkaku Seiji as Nishino Shigeru
- Nishida Ken as Sumida Toru
Piece 9
- Takahashi Kaori as Kobashi Kyoko
- Hayashi Yasufumi as Ichikawa Kitao
- Yasoda Yuichi (八十田勇一) as Onodera Seiji
- Ishizuka Yoshiyuki (石塚義之) as Kubota Shuichi
- Tanahashi Nuts (棚橋ナッツ) as Oishi
- Yana Nobuo (八名信夫) as Yamagami Kijuro
Piece 10
- Owada Shinya as Shimabukuro Tatsuzo
- Sada Mayumi as Nishino Erika
- Hashimoto Satoshi as Etajima Goro
- Nakamura Ikuji (中村育二) as Niwa Shuichi
- Tokui Yuu as Ishido Takehiko
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Makita Mitsuharu
- Producers: Shibata Satoru (柴田聡), Funatsu Koichi, Makita Mitsuharu, Sato Yoshihiro (佐藤善宏)
- Chief producer: Kuwata Kiyoshi
- Director: Katayama Osamu
Episode Ratings
| Episode | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) | Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The greedy teacher and the hidden message of the heir! The will that calls upon death!! | 14.1 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 02 | The rock that hovers! The 100 year old curse! The mysterious shrine maiden | 10.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 03 | The mansion of the murder quiz! The secret message written in blood | 11.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 04 | The ghost of the abandoned school, the mysterious burned corpse and the secret message! | 09.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 05 | Fighting over the hot boys! Choosing the bride for the old family | 10.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 06 | The letter from the dead! The blood-soaked doll | 08.9 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 07 | If you listen to the cursed message, you are sure to mercilessly die | 09.5 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 08 | The invitation of murder, the greedy teacher VS the beautiful secretary | 08.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 09 | The oni lives! The cursed village festival that eats you up | 08.4 | ??.? | ??.? |
| 10 | The last puzzle. Pirate's secret treasure and signal | 10.0 | ??.? | ??.? |
| Average | -- | 10.2 | ??.? | ??.? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
External Links
| Winter 2008 | TV Asahi | Summer 2008 |
| 4 Shimai Tantei Dan | Friday 21:00 | Lotto 6 de San-oku Ni-senman En Ateta Otoko |
