This Japanese thriller on Netflix is like 'La Casa de Papel' and has everything to get you hooked: thieves and a big loot

The bet by Netflix on Asian fiction is bearing fruit. The latest example has been Tokyo Scam, a Japanese series that has everything to hook the audience this summer. It has only been a few days since it premiered on the platform and it has already made its way among the most watched titles in the catalog.

Throughout its seven episodes, the series focuses on a group of scammers trying to make a fortune in the  Japanese real estate market. However, dealing with tycoons and big businessmen, the protagonists will have to have their plan well thought out before putting it into action.

Among other things, they will have to forge documents and hire a group of impostors willing to pose as owners. All this to scam  several real estate developers.

Based on the homonymous book by Ko Shinjo, Tokyo Scam is a heist series where each character has a different skill. This will remind us a bit of Money Heist, where all the protagonists were necessary in the plan to fulfill a specific mission within it. 

However, there is a major difference that makes this series another different fiction within the genre. Because the main group of characters are scamming big businessmen. And although the dynamics may be similar, the background adds something to the story, and it is interesting to learn a little more about each of the protagonists.

An addictive series

'Tokyo Scam'

Far from saving the best for last, the series shows us how a first heist is carried out, leaving us a small preview of what is to come and generating enough intrigue to see how the final heist will be.

The characters are very skillful and some also keep a trick or two up their sleeve that will help everything go forward, even in critical situations and when it seems that all is lost.

In addition, the central theme directly addresses reality, where major cities succumb to the outrageous rise in housing prices. However, the series sets aside moral reflections, showing us a group of equally ruthless people, regardless of their goals.

It's true that it won't reach the level of a phenomenon like Money Heist, but it's also true that they share some resemblance. In the end, it's a series with a lot of adrenaline and very exciting that you can take a look at this summer. 

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence