TV series
Trick
20003 seasons7.2 / 10
Although 23 year old Yamada Naoko is a "super" magician, she is continously fired and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. After being fired once again, her boss shows her an ad of a physics professor, a non-believer of all things magical, offering money to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, which is how she comes to meet Professor Ueda. Falling prey to her simple magic tricks, Ueda is impressed, and enlists Naoko to help him uncover the tricks behind a local cult. Their hilarious antics, along with those of police officer Yabe, leads them onto further mysteries, all with tricks needing to be solved in sort of an "X-Files" meets "Scooby-Doo"...
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Trick premiered July 7, 2000. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Although 23 year old Yamada Naoko is a "super" magician, she is continously fired and constantly hounded by her landlady for the rent being late. After being fired once again, her boss shows her an ad of a physics professor, a non-believer of all things magical, offering money to anyone who can prove to him that magic is real. Desperately needing the money, Naoko accepts the challenge, which is how she comes to meet Professor Ueda. Falling prey to her simple magic tricks, Ueda is impressed, and enlists Naoko to help him uncover the tricks behind a local cult. Their hilarious antics, along with those of police officer Yabe, leads them onto further mysteries, all with tricks needing to be solved in sort of an "X-Files" meets "Scooby-Doo"...
Cast, crew and production details
About Trick
Cast
Yukie NakamaNaoko Yamada
Hiroshi AbeJiro Ueda
Katsuhisa NamaseKenzo Yabe
Yoko NogiwaSatomi Yamada
Masumi OkadaYamada's father
Riko NarumiYoung NaokoKazuki MaeharaTatsuya Ishihara
Mako IshinoCredits
- Created by
- Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 31
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- トリック
Networks & production
tv asahiJapan
TV AsahiJapan
TOHOJapan
Season 2 episodes
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Episode 2
Six Graves Village: Routed warrior's riddle
46m9.0 / 10
Guest stars Inuko Inuyama
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Episode 3
Six Graves Village: Song of Mystery
46m8.0 / 10
Guest stars Ken Mitsuishi, Inuko Inuyama, Toshihito Ito
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Episode 4
100% Infallible Fortune Teller: New Mystery
46m
Guest stars Ken Mitsuishi, Toshihito Ito
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Episode 6
100% Infallible Fortune Teller: Mystery Solved
46m
Guest stars Shiro Sano
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Episode 7
Psi-Trailing: The Man Who Always Finds the Missing
46m
Guest stars Kanako Fukaura
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Episode 10
Child Who Punishes the Guilty: Solution
46m
Guest stars Mako Ishino, Minori Terada
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Episode information updated Jul 22, 2026
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