GACKT is set to star as the lead in Fuji TV's Monday 9pm drama "Black Trick: The Manipulator of Justice," premiering July 20, 2026. Mirai Shida has joined the cast as elite lawyer Yukari Aso.
GACKT will lead the Fuji TV Monday 9pm drama "Black Trick: The Manipulator of Justice," premiering July 20, 2026. The role marks his first Fuji TV drama appearance, his first Monday 9pm lead, and his first time playing a lawyer. He plays Uramawashi Naoto, a lawyer and first-class architect who uses lies and architectural knowledge to expose the fabricated truths of powerful opponents. The series is an original legal entertainment story written by Yoshitaka Hisao of "Midnight Diner" fame, directed by Mitsuhashi Toshiyuki of "Forensic Doctor Asagao" and "Confidence Man JP," with cinematography by Japan Academy Prize winner Sakō Akira. Producer Makino Tadashi, known for the "Galileo" and "HERO" series, said GACKT's presence, quiet madness, and psychological control give the dark hero character unique persuasiveness.
Mirai Shida was later cast as elite lawyer Yukari Aso opposite GACKT's protagonist. Her casting extends her streak of consecutive drama seasons to nine, and marks her first collaboration with GACKT in a timeslot she has not appeared in for five years. The legal entertainment series begins July 20. Shida appears in her ninth consecutive season, having been in every season since "Billion x School" in July 2024.
GACKT described the script as feeling like a proper Monday 9pm drama and called his character elusive, noting that there are not many lawyers like him. The casting places a musician with a limited recent acting resume in the lead of Fuji TV's flagship drama slot, betting on his persona rather than a proven television actor to carry a weekly series.
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Mirai Shida has been cast in Fuji TV's new Monday 9pm drama "Black Trick: The Manipulator of Justice," playing elite lawyer Yukari Aso opposite GACKT's protagonist Naoto Uramawashi. The legal entertainment series begins July 20. Shida appears in her ninth consecutive season, having been in every season since "Billion x School" in July 2024.
GACKT will lead the Fuji TV Monday 9pm drama "Black Trick: The Lawyer Who Manipulates Justice," premiering July 20, 2026. He plays Uramawashi Naoto, a lawyer and first-class architect who uses lies and architectural knowledge to expose the fabricated truths of powerful opponents. The role marks his first Fuji TV drama appearance, his first Monday 9pm lead, and his first time playing a lawyer. GACKT described the script as feeling like a proper Monday 9pm drama and called his character elusive, noting that there are not many lawyers like him. Producer Makino Tadashi, known for the "Galileo" and "HERO" series, said GACKT's presence, quiet madness, and psychological control give the dark hero character unique persuasiveness. The series is an original legal entertainment story written by Yoshitaka Hisao of "Midnight Diner" fame, directed by Mitsuhashi Toshiyuki of "Forensic Doctor Asagao" and "Confidence Man JP," with cinematography by Japan Academy Prize winner Sakō Akira. It airs weekly from 21:00 to 21:54.