ATARU
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Details
- Title: ATARU
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Mystery
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership rating: 15.4% (Kanto)
- Broadcast network: TBS
- Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-15 to 2012-Jun-24
- Air time: Sunday 21:00
- Theme song: Jiyuu e Michizure by Shiina Ringo
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. -- TBS
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Nakai Masahiro as Inoguchi Ataru / Chokozai
- Fujimoto Hiru (藤本飛龍) as young Ataru (ep1,9-10)
- 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 (ep1,5,11)
- Shimada Kyusaku as Nakatsugawa Youji (ep1-2,4-11)
- Tanaka Tetsushi as Atsumi Reiji
- Chihara Seiji as Nozaki Hasuo
- Nakamura Yasuhi as Inukai Koshiro (ep1-4,6-8,10-11)
- Shounozaki Ken as Matsushima Kouki
- Mitsumune Kaoru as Ishikawa Yui
- Nakamura Masaya as Kuroki Nagamasa (ep1-6,8-11)
- Miyoshi Hiromichi (三好博道) as Tamakura Takashi (ep1-6,8-11)
- Ichimura Masachika as Inoguchi Makoto (ep1,9-11)
- Murakami Hiroaki as Larry Inoue
- Sugawara Daikichi as Abiko (ep2-5)
Others
- Alina McLeod (アリナマックレオド) as detective Nancy (ep1-8,11)
- Matsubara Aki (松原亜希) as the voice of detective Nancy (ep1-8,11)
- Edward Papazian (Eパパジアン) as detective Poisson (ep1-2,5,7,11)
- Ishizuka Unsho (石塚運昇) as the voice of detective Poisson (ep1-2,5,7,11)
- Sebastien Le Floch (セバスチャンルフロック) as detective Daniel (ep4-5,7,11)
- Matsumoto Kohei (松本考平) as the voice of detective Daniel (ep4-5,11)
- Niclas Ericsson (ニコラスエリクソン) (ep1-9,11)
- Katia Sostavska (カティアソスタフスカ) (ep1-4,6-9,11)
- Chuck Johnson (チャックジョンソン) (ep1-6,9,11)
- Michael B (ep6,10)
Featured Guests
- Itaya Yuka as Saiki Kaoru (ep1)
- Sakai Maki as Saotome Nobuko (ep2)
- Takahashi Hitomi as Yuge Keiko (ep3)
- Asari Yosuke as Yuge Takumi (ep3)
- Takahashi Ai as Kojima Yuko (ep3)
- Hiraoka Yuta as Kimihara Takuro (ep4,10)
- Endo Kenichi as Kadokura Matsuo (ep5)
- Okada Yoshinori as Asao Shigeki (ep5)
- Ikeda Tetsuhiro as Igeta Etsushirou (ep5)
- Usuda Asami as Katsurai Madoka (ep5)
- Iwata Sayuri as Oshima Kaori (ep5)
- Tonesaku Toshihide as Kitami Kouji (ep5)
- Kojima Yasushi as Uematsu Hidetaka (ep5)
- Terashima Saki as Minase Sakie (ep6)
- Ishii Momoka as young Sakie (ep6)
- Kaou Osamu (花王おさむ) as Ishimine Katsuo (ep6)
- Ishida Takuya as Higashi Taichi (ep6)
- Masu Takeshi as Fukutome Yoshiaki (ep7)
- Jinbo Satoshi as Wada Takuma (ep7)
- ICONIQ as Kashiwabara Yumi (ep7)
- Watabe Gota as Kawakubo Ryota (ep8)
- Fukuda Ayano as Kano Natsumi (ep8)
- Okayama Hajime as Kawakubo Shoji (ep8)
- Sudo Koichi as Himura Masato (ep8)
- Sakamoto Makoto as Ito Minoru (ep8)
- Moriwaki Eriko as Murai Kyoko (ep9)
- Kurosawa Hiroki as Murai Hogara (ep9)
- Abe Natsumi as Kogure Ayaka / Momoka (ep10)
- Nishi Koichiro as Mori Yoichi (ep10)
- Hirosawa Sou as Takarai Mami (ep10-11)
- Morita Kazuyoshi as a jeweler (ep11)
Production Credits
- Screenwriter: Sakurai Takeharu
- Producers: Ueda Hiroki, Kan Satoshi
- Directors: Kimura Hisashi (ep1-2,5,7,10-11), Yoshida Ken (ep3-4,8), Han Choru (ep6,9)
- Music: Kono Shin, Roh Hyoung Woo, Habuka Yuri
Episode Information
| Case | Subtitle | Ratings (Kanto) |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | The clues related to murder cases as muttered by the strange young man! For the first time ever, the start of a brand new kind of mystery |
19.9 |
| 02 | The murder with absolutely no evidence! Untangle the perfect crime!! | 16.9 |
| 03 | The selfish mind of a man VS the strange mind of a woman | 10.9 |
| 04 | The utmost dangerous situation!! Chokozai’s abduction & the ingenius appraiser’s trap | 13.8 |
| 05 | The invisible man incident that really took place | 14.5 |
| 06 | The unthinkable murderous intent hidden behind the absolute pitch | 17.4 |
| 07 | Farewell to the bond shared by the men!! The murderer detective | 13.5 |
| 08 | Chokozai's true identity and purpose!! | 14.7 |
| 09 | Child Abuse!! But I still love mom | 17.1 |
| 10 | The murder method that was only known by her father | 13.5 |
| 11 | Farewell Chokozai!! And the truth behind her mother’s death | 17.4 |
| Average | 15.4 | |
Source: Video Research, Ltd.
Notes
- Multiple cameos or references from SPEC can be found throughout the series (ep 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9).
External Links
| Winter 2012 | TBS | Summer 2012 |
| Unmei no Hito | Sunday 21:00 | Summer Rescue |