The revenge drama “Uso No Sensou” (War of Lies) tells the story of a man named Yoichi Chiba (Kusanagi) who had his entire family murdered in front of him as a child and as an adult has become the con man’s con man in order to trap and destroy each and every person involved in the killing.
Now, I like revenge dramas as much as the nexy guy (loved the Juri Ueno drama Alice No Toge and the Masato Sakai revenge flick “Hanzawa Naoki”, but Kusanagi’s Yoichi character is such a bitter, callous jerk to those around him that it’s hard to root for him and I find myself irritated watching him play his cons on his not-too-bright targets.
Frustrations aside, the one bright star in this drama is Kiko Mizuhara as Chiba’s partner in crime, the alluring Haruko Tokura. With all the hatred Yoichi is radiating, Haruko is just about the only person on his team who is capable of real feelings, and though she is on the con-artist side of the equation, she seems to be the only one looking at things with a level head.
And if that wasn’t enough, my GOSH is she BEAUTIFUL here!!! Kiko looks absolutely fantastic , and in each and every episode there seems to be at least ONE scene which mandates her dressing up in elegant gowns, smart office suits or exotic ensembles as she uses her feminine wiles to lure her marks into their elaborate traps…Simply hypnotic!
Plus, as a girl who has been harboring an unrequited love for Yoichi since she met him years ago, Haruko is put in a compromising state of mind when part of his con is to meet, sediuce and marry the daughter of his mark, the pretty but naive Kaede (Mizuki Yamamoto, whom you’ll remember I first discovered in Summer Nude…)
Looks like Kiko Mizuhara is going to be yet another actress I've got to keep an eye out for!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com
