Galileo
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Renzoku
- Title: ガリレオ
- Title (English): Galileo
- Tagline: 嘘を突く 謎を解く
- Tagline (romaji): Uso wo tsuku, nazo wo toku / See through the lies, solve crimes.
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Detective, mystery
- Episodes: 10
- Viewership ratings: 22.0(Kanto)
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2007-Oct-15 to 2007-Dec-17
- Air time: Monday 21:00
- Theme song: KISS Shite by KOH+
- See Galileo OST for the original soundtrack
Synopsis
In "Galileo," Fukuyama Masaharu plays a genius physicist and university associate professor, Yukawa Manabu, who solves difficult mysteries. Affectionately known as Tantei Galileo ("Detective Galileo"), Yukawa is brilliant, an all-round sportsman, tall and handsome but eccentric. Yukawa's partner is a rookie cop, Utsumi Kaoru (Shibasaki Kou), a hot-blooded woman with a strong sense of justice. -- jade_frost
Cast
- Fukuyama Masaharu as Yukawa Manabu
- Shibasaki Kou as Utsumi Kaoru
- Kitamura Kazuki as Kusanagi Shunpei
- Shinagawa Hiroshi as Yuge Shiro
- Watanabe Ikkei as Kuribayashi Hiromi
- Maya Miki as Jonouchi Sakurako
- Hayashi Tsuyoshi as Murase Kensuke
- Aoi as Taniguchi Saeko
- Fukui Hiroaki as Kobuchizawa Takashi
- Takayama Miyako (高山都) as Watanabe Miyuki
- Ito Takahiro as Mori Eita
Production Credits
- Original writing: Higashino Keigo Tantei Galileo (novel), Yochimu (novel)
- Screenwriters: Fukuda Yasushi (ep1-4,10), Furuya Osho (古家和尚) (ep3,5,7-10), Matsumoto Otaro (松本欧太郎) (ep6)
- Producers: Suzuki Yoshihiro, Makino Tadashi (牧野正), Kikuchi Hiroyuki (菊池裕幸)
- Director: Nishitani Hiroshi (ep1-2,6), Narita Takeshi (ep3,5,8), Sawada Kensaku (ep4,10), Nishisaka Mizuki (西坂瑞城) (ep7,9)
- Music: Fukuyama Masaharu, Kanno Yugo
Episode Information
| Episode | Title | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) | Ratings (Kansai) | Ratings (Nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Burns | Weirdo Genius Scientist | 24.7 | 22.8 | ??.? |
| 02 | Floats (Astral Projection) | The Mystery of the OL Murdere and the Flying Boy! | 22.1 | 23.8 | ??.? |
| 03 | Rattles (Poltergeist) | A Missing Husband and the Dark House Cursed by a Ghost! | 21.3 | 21.7 | ??.? |
| 04 | Rots (Necrosis) | Dangerous Seduction of the Handsome Prodigal Killer | 23.6 | 24.8 | ??.? |
| 05 | Strangles (Asphyxia) | The Mystery of the Fireball and the Perfect Closed-room Murder | 22.9 | 24.0 | ??.? |
| 06 | Dreams (Fantasy) | Future Love and a Long Night Together | 21.4 | 21.5 | ??.? |
| 07 | Predicts (Premonition) | The Beautiful Wife's Favorite Murder Device of Horror | 21.9 | 21.3 | ??.? |
| 08 | Sees (Spiritual Sight) | The Ghost who Notified Her Sister of the Murder | 19.9 | 20.4 | ??.? |
| 09 | Bursts (Explosion), Part 1 | Serial Murders Set Up by the Devil | 21.7 | 22.3 | ??.? |
| 10 | Bursts (Explosion), Part 2 | KISS Me on Christmas Eve! | 19.6 | 21.9 | ??.? |
| Average | -- | -- | 22.0 | 22.4 | ?? |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
- Episode titles are written using the kanji of another similar word, shown here in parentheses
- Episodes in red are based on Tantei Galileo, while those in blue are based on Yochimu.
- Episodes 9 and 10 are two separate chapters from the novel Tantei Galileo. Episode 9 corresponds to Projects (Transcription) and episode 10 corresponds to Bursts (Explosion).
Recognitions
- 13th Asian Television Awards: Best Drama Series
- 55th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 55th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Actor - Fukuyama Masaharu
- 55th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Shibasaki Kou
- 55th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Script - Fukuda Yasushi
- 55th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director
- 55th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Theme Song
Special
- Title: ガリレオΦ(エピソードゼロ)
- Title (English): Galileo: Episode Zero
- Viewership rating: 20.8
- Broadcast date: 2008-Oct-04
- Air time: Saturday 21:00
Synopsis
The special is set 3 years prior to the drama series, with the story being related to a murder case that was partly referenced in the original show. Detective Kusanagi is looking to solve a murder mystery, and he gets back in touch with his former badminton teammate, the brilliant professor Yukawa Manabu. --Tokyograph
Cast
- Fukuyama Masaharu as Yukawa Manabu
- Miura Haruma as young Manabu
- Kitamura Kazuki as Kusanagi Shunpei
- Sano Kazuma as young Shunpei
- Watanabe Ikkei as Kuribayashi Hiromi
- Shinagawa Hiroshi as Yuge Shiro
- Maya Miki as Jonouchi Sakurako
- Fukui Hiroaki as Kobuchizawa Takashi
- Nagasawa Masami as Shionoya Akari
- Komatsu Ayaka as Hirahara Yoko
- Karina as Shindo Namie
- Hasegawa Tomoharu as Konno Sosuke
- Namioka Kazuki as Tomanaga Kunihiro
- Kanie Keizo as Tomanaga Yukimasa
Production Credits
- Original writing: Higashino Keigo
- Screenwriter: Fukuda Yasushi
- Producers: Suzuki Yoshihiro, Makino Tadashi (牧野正)
- Director: Nishisaka Mizuki (西坂瑞城)
Notes
- The drama is based on a novel series by Higashino Keigo, who won the prestigious Naoki Prize in 2006.
- Fukuyama Masaharu wrote the music and lyrics for the theme song. He also accompanies singer Shibasaki Kou on guitar and vocals in the chorus.
- Both the movie spin-off, Yogisha X no Kenshin, and the TV special, Galileo: Episode Zero, premiered in Japan on 2008-Oct-04.
External Links
| Summer 2007 | Fuji TV | Winter 2008 |
| First Kiss | Monday 21:00 | Bara no nai Hanaya |

