Details
Title: 華麗なるスパイ
Title (romaji): Karei naru Spy
Format: Renzoku
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2009-Jul-18 start
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: by TOKIO

Synopsis
Yoroi Kyosuke is a convicted swindler who is recruited by the government to serve as a spy against terrorists. Dorothy, also a member of Kyosuke's team, has been established as an elite spy with previous experience as part of the UK's intelligence agency MI6. --Tokyograph

Cast
Nagase Tomoya as Yoroi Kyosuke
Fukada Kyoko as Dorothy
Watanabe Atsumu (渡辺鐘) as Kurusu Kenichi
Fujiwara Kazuhiro (藤原一裕) as Osamu
Tomochika as Elise
KIKI as Josephine
Terajima Susumu as Kiriyama Seiichi
Anne as Hirahara San-kyu (3-9)
Takada Junji (高田純次) as Hirahara Genichi
Ito Kazue as Hirahara Izumi
Emoto Akira as Mr. Takumi
Watari Tetsuya as Prime Minister Yoshizawa
Inoue Mao as Yoshizawa Ami (ep1)

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Kimizuka Ryouichi
Producer: Sato Atsushi
Directors: Otani Taro, Iwamoto Hitoshi, Ishio Jun (石尾純)

CM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM-yECM7CmQ

LOL... "Dorothy?"

finally found something funny enough to make me laugh

Nagase delivers laughter as usual. I'm not sure of Fukuda though.

After one episode, Karei naru Spy reminds me of "Get Smart"; Nagase is Maxwell and Fukuda is 99. Hmmm, the shoe phone was a blatant copycat but the locker rocket elevator is a great invention.

I thought it was a japanese version of Austin Powers though.
Yes, the first ep was great and funny but too long. specially the school bus ride that turned into Speed movie.
I thought Kyoko was cute as Dorothy but Anne really out shined her in her first appearance. she was very in control of her character and very adorable.
basically tomoya is given a blank canvas for his character that gives him the freedom in his acting. as a convicted swindler he will use this expertise to get though his missions. and with Nagase, it can be hillarious as we saw in 1st ep.
the only thing that irritated me a little was that repetitive use of cross neckless/eyes scenes. but as Tomoya is looking his best i think i will try to over look this fault.
you also can't help not to remember MBMH and Makio's character through out this ep. with his look very similar to makky and his facial expression, you keep thinking that is a same character that somehow turned into a spy. and for a SPy to have James Bond ringtone, is just too funny.
looking forward for next ep.
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Nagase is tha man. My favourite japanese actor by far