The Confidence Man JP (2018)
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The Confidence Man JP is the original Japanese television drama that launched the Confidence Man JP franchise, broadcast in Fuji Television's Monday 9 p.m. slot from 9 April to 11 June 2018 across 10 episodes. Masami Nagasawa stars as "Dako," the leader of a trio of con artists who target wealthy, corrupt marks, alongside Masahiro Higashide as her partner "Boku-chan" and Fumiyo Kohinata as "Richard"; the series preceded two theatrical sequels, Episode of the Princess (2020) and Episode of the Hero (2022), as well as the first theatrical film, The Confidence Man JP: The Movie (2019). Veteran actor Raita Ryu guest-stars in episode 7, "Family," as Yozo Yoron, a wealthy, ailing Kamakura businessman the trio target over an inheritance scheme. (Japanese Wikipedia)
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- IWC (unidentified model)
- Worn by Raita Ryu as Yozo Yoron. Jackroad's costume-loan archive credits Ryu's guest role as ailing businessman Yozo Yoron, in the series' seventh "Family" episode, with an IWC round automatic watch, naming no specific model or reference. (Jackroad)Scene image neededSubmit a scene still!
- Breitling Chronomat 2nd 808
- Worn by Fumiyo Kohinata as Richard. Konta Watch Blog identifies the watch on Richard, the trio's master of disguise, as a 1960s 18K yellow gold Breitling Chronomat, Ref. 808, a vintage piece with two counters and the slide-rule bezel. Its frame, taken over a restaurant table during the broadcast's sponsor credit, shows a round case with a light dial on a dark strap at his left wrist; the reference rests on the blog alone. (Konta Watch Blog)Scene image neededSubmit a scene still!
- Breitling Colt Chronograph
- Worn by Masahiro Higashide as Boku-chan. In the "Movie Buff" episode Konta Watch Blog identifies Boku-chan's watch as a black-steel Breitling Colt Chronograph Automatic, which it records under the retailer code M181B01MMA. Its frame shows a black case and black chronograph dial on a camouflage strap as his hands rest clasped on a table. The model is the blog's reading; the frame does not show the dial text. (Konta Watch Blog)Scene image neededSubmit a scene still!
- Girard-Perregaux Laureato
- Worn by Yosuke Eguchi as Eisuke Akahoshi. In the first episode, the "Godfather" case, Konta Watch Blog identifies the watch on Eisuke Akahoshi, the philanthropist who is secretly a yakuza power broker, as a 38 mm Girard-Perregaux Laureato with a slate grey Clous de Paris dial on a leather strap, which it records as Ref. 81005-11-231-BB6A. Its frame shows the octagonal bezel and grey dial on a black strap as he reaches for business cards on the floor; the reference rests on the blog alone. (Konta Watch Blog)Scene image neededSubmit a scene still!