{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-30T04:40:20.703Z","story":{"id":"r_70ee5a5eb151413f9c8af32a","slug":"gackt-to-star-in-first-monday-9pm-drama-as-lawyer-architect-dark-hero","url":"https://yomimono.id/gackt-to-star-in-first-monday-9pm-drama-as-lawyer-architect-dark-hero","headline":"GACKT to Star in First Monday 9pm Drama as Lawyer-Architect Dark Hero","summary":"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.","why_it_matters":"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.","published_at":"2026-05-17T22:15:46.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Eiga Natalie","Cinema Today"],"citations":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","title":"GACKT to Star in First Monday 9pm Drama, Plays Dark Hero as Sharp Lawyer and First-Class Architect in \"Black Trick\" (with Comments)","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/672361"},{"source":"Cinema Today","title":"GACKT to star in Fuji TV Monday 9pm drama for the first time, playing an unusual protagonist who is both a sharp lawyer and a first-class architect: 'There aren't many lawyers like this'","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0154864"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["GACKT"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}