The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda

The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda^[1] (外交官・黒田康作) is 2011 Japanese television drama starring Yūji Oda who reprised his role as Kosaku Kuroda in this sequel to Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess (2009) with a supporting cast led by Kou Shibasaki and Kaho. South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun made a cameo as Kuroda's lawyer and childhood friend John.

The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda
Genre	Action Thriller
Created by	Shinbo Yuichi
Written by	Furuya Osho
Directed by	Nishisaka Mizuki Nagayama Kozo
Starring	Yūji Oda Kou Shibasaki
Composer	Yugo Kanno
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	11
Production
Producer	Makino Tadashi
Production location	Japan
Running time	Thursday 22:00
Original release
Network	Fuji TV
Release	13 January (2011-01-13) – 17 March 2011 (2011-03-17)

Cast

• Yūji Oda as Kosaku Kuroda
• Kou Shibasaki as Rikako Ogaki
• Kaho as Rui Shimomura
• Kei Tanaka as Mori Saionji
• Takahiro Nishijima as Yutaro Kimishima
• Masaomi Kondō as Shoosuke Saitou
• Lee Byung-hun as John
• Takeshi Kaga as Yosuke Ando
• Ryo Iwamatsu as Takeshikeru Yamazi
• Mahiru Konno as Tomoyo Shimomura
• Jun Miho as Kyouko Ogaki
• Koji Ookura as Yuji Kamosita
• Tetsushi Tanaka as Kazuhiko Niida
• Nana Katase as Aiko Sasaki
• Masato Hagiwara as Kichi Yuki
• Tamiyo Kusakari as Shoko Mikami
• Teruyuki Kagawa as Takeshi Shimomura