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JOKER×FACE

2019 · 1 season

A sleek, morally ambiguous thrill ride that exposes the dark side of internet fame and human nature.

Created by
Santa Yamagishi, Smith
Genres
Drama
Starring
Honoka Matsumoto, Satoru Matsuo, Yurina Yanagi
Overview
Rugawa is a mysterious beauty who runs a video streaming channel called Joker and rakes in money through videos posted on the site. She talks Yanagi, a middle-aged man who has been laid off and in financial difficulties, into joining her. He finds himself becoming her accomplice in video production. Joker distributes videos which infiltrate troubles that border on crimes. These include as the realities of idols who play the pure and innocent type, scams involving phone calls targeting old women who are easily deceived, and “sakura business” based on matchmaking apps. Many viewers get excited by the clever traps that Rugawa lays. She has no reservations about exposing her subjects as if she is the voice of netizens. What is her motive?

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Created by
Santa Yamagishi, Smith
Genres
Drama
Starring
Honoka Matsumoto, Satoru Matsuo, Yurina Yanagi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • media
  • crime
  • obsession
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Santa Yamagishi, Smith, Tatsuya Aoki
Written by
Shinya Tamada
Starring
Honoka Matsumoto, Satoru Matsuo, Yurina Yanagi, Ren Sudo, Rina Ono
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 30 min each
Network
Nippon TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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