ATARU

ATARU ( 3 DVD )

Title: ATARU

Format: Renzoku

Genre: Mystery

Episodes: 11

Broadcast network: TBS

Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-15 to 2012-Jun-24

Air time: Sunday 21:00

Synopsis

Ataru, who suffers from "savant syndrome," has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved cases. Why does he always go to the criminal sites? What explains his strange behavior? His sad past will be revealed as the story unfolds.

An explosion occurs at a chemical factory, leaving one person dead. The investigation team concludes that it is merely an accident, but Ebina Maiko has her doubts. When she goes to the site again, she finds a man who introduces himself as "Chokozai." After blurting out a series of words that Maiko cannot understand, he suddenly falls asleep. Maiko decides to look up the meaning of these words. She is taken aback when she discovers that when put together, these words provide the key to solving the case.

Cast

Nakai Masahiro as Ataru / Chokozai

Kitamura Kazuki as Sawa Shunichi

Kuriyama Chiaki as Ebina Maiko

Tamamori Yuta as Ebina Sho

Riju Go as Ebina Tatsuo

Okunuki Kaoru as Ebina Mariko

Shimada Kyusaku as Nakatsugawa Youji

Tanaka Tetsushi as Atsumi Reiji

Chihara Seiji as Nozaki Hasuo

Nakamura Yasuhi as Inukai Koshiro

Shounozaki Ken as Matsushima Kouki

Mitsumune Kaoru (光宗薫) as Ishikawa Yui

Nakamura Masaya as Kuroki Nagamasa

Miyoshi Hiromichi (三好博道) as Tamakura Takashi

Ichimura Masachika as Chokozai's father

Murakami Hiroaki as Larry Inoue