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Great Pretender

  • TV Series
  • 2020–2024
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
7.4K
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Chiaki Kobayashi, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Mie Sonozaki, and Natsumi Fujiwara in Great Pretender (2020)
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A Japanese conman crosses paths with a French rival, and gets entangled in conspiracies and scams beyond his wildest dreams.A Japanese conman crosses paths with a French rival, and gets entangled in conspiracies and scams beyond his wildest dreams.A Japanese conman crosses paths with a French rival, and gets entangled in conspiracies and scams beyond his wildest dreams.

  • Stars
    • Chiaki Kobayashi
    • Jun'ichi Suwabe
    • Natsumi Fujiwara
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    7.4K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,084
    568
    • Stars
      • Chiaki Kobayashi
      • Jun'ichi Suwabe
      • Natsumi Fujiwara
    • 59User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 14 nominations total

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    • Laurent Thierry
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    • Trivia
      Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (1987) serves as the show's first season ending song. This is the first time a Queen or Freddie Mercury song is heard for a Japanese anime series.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Trash Taste After Dark: Reacting to The Anime Awards (2021)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by Yutaka Yamada

    User reviews59

    Featured review
    9/10

    Super colors and animation

    I feel comfortable when I see such a beautiful animation ,this reminds me of Jojo bizarre adventure. The story is great but my only issue is that they make fraud easy which is not in reality
    • mrbundeskhayal
    • Jun 18, 2020
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    • Release date
      • June 2, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Lừa Đảo Vĩ Đại
    • Production companies
      • Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
      • Production I.G.
      • Toho Animation
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    • Runtime
      23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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