Trick Shinsaku Special 3 Japanese Television Movie

Trick Shinsaku Special 3 is a Japanese television movie broadcast on TV Asahi on January 12, 2014. Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and written by Mitsuharu Makita, the special ran in a Sunday evening time slot from 21:00 to 23:10. It forms part of the long-running Trick mystery-comedy franchise created around magician Naoko Yamada and physicist Jiro Ueda.

Promotional image for Trick Shinsaku Special 3

Plot Synopsis

The story takes place in an isolated mountain village long controlled by the influential Suijin family. Conflict erupts among three sisters of the Suijin family as they dispute the family inheritance. Amid this rivalry, a series of consecutive murders occur within the village. Because the killings appear inexplicable through conventional means, witnesses attribute them to paranormal phenomena. Magician Naoko Yamada, portrayed by Yukie Nakama, and physicist Jiro Ueda, played by Hiroshi Abe, step in to investigate and attempt to uncover rational explanations behind the apparent supernatural occurrences.

Cast and Characters

The television movie features returning principal cast members alongside guest actors portraying members of the Suijin family and village residents:

Yukie Nakama as Naoko Yamada
Hiroshi Abe as Jiro Ueda
Katsuhisa Namase as Kenji Yabe
Yoko Nogiwa as Satomi Yamada
Tetsuhiro Ikeda as Genji Akiba
Naoko Iijima as Hanae Suijin
Tomoko Fujita as Tsukiko Suijin
Sayuri Kokusho as Yukiyo Suijin
Sota Fukushi as Akira Suijin
Aki Asakura as Chikako Fujisaki

Franchise Context

Trick Shinsaku Special 3 is part of a broader media franchise that began with the television series Trick in 2000 on TV Asahi. The franchise spans multiple television seasons, special broadcasts, feature-length films such as Trick: The Movie (2002) and Trick The Movie: Last Stage (2014), and spin-off television series centered on supporting characters like Lieutenant Kenzo Yabe.