

SCAMS
2019-07-01 · 24 min / episode · ★ 5.8
Hit hard by the Lehman shock, a well-meaning young man joins a phone scam operation and gets increasingly embroiled in the underworld.
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- Creators
- Daisuke Suzuki, Yuki Hara, Jun Tsugita
- Production companies
- MBS
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Ron Mizuma
Ryohei Otani
Maika Yamamoto
Naomi Nishida
Shuntaro Yanagi
Tomoya Maeno
Junki Tozuka
Takashi Yamanaka
Masato Wada
Yosuke Sugino
Shodai Fukuyama
Asuka Hanamura
Takuya Wakabayashi
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