''Liar Game'' is a Japanese

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. It was adapted from a popular

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of the same name into a live action series directed by

Hiroaki Matsuyama is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Bhutan national team. His brother Yoshiyuki Matsuyama is also former footballer. Playing career Matsuyama was born in Kyoto Prefecture on August 31, 1967. After graduating fro ...

. The drama began airing in Japan on April 14, 2007. It featured

Erika Toda is a Japanese actress. Career Toda has starred in many Japanese television dramas, including ''Liar Game'', ''Code Blue'', '' Ryusei no Kizuna'', and ''Keizoku 2: SPEC''. She has also had supporting roles in many other popular TV dramas, such a ...

as Nao Kanzaki, and

Shota Matsuda is a Japanese actor. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the ''Hana Yori Dango'' series, the ''Liar Game'' series, and '' Love Shuffle''. Personal life Matsuda was born on September 10, 1985 in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, to Yūsaku Matsuda, a ...

as Shinichi Akiyama. The first season of ''Liar Game'' had 11 episodes, with a 3 hour long finale, which was a first for a drama series. It has also gained the second highest viewer satisfaction rating, for the season, in an Oricon survey.

Cast

Players

Liar Game Tournament

Episodes

External links

Official TV Drama Website
from Fuji *

References

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