Ataru (TV series) - Wikipedia
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| Ataru | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy, Action Mystery |
| Created by | Sakurai Takeharu |
| Written by | Sakurai Takeharu |
| Directed by | Hisashi Kimura Ken Yoshida Satoshi Kan |
| Starring | Masahiro Nakai Kazuki Kitamura Chiaki Kuriyama |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Hiroki Ueda, |
| Producer | Satoshi Kan |
| Production location | Japan |
| Production company | TBS |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
| Release | 15 April 2012 – June 24, 2012 |
Ataru is a TBS series is about an autistic young man with a mysterious past who helps the police solve criminal cases. It stars Masahiro Nakai in the title role and has received 19.9% TV viewership ratings.[1][2][3][4] It was Nakai’s last role in a drama before his retirement in 2025.[5]
- Masahiro Nakai as Ataru / Chokozai
- Kazuki Kitamura as Shunichi Sawa
- Chiaki Kuriyama as Maiko Ebina
- Yuta Tamamori as Sho Ebina
- Go Riju as Tatsuo Ebina
- Kaoru Okunuki as Mariko Ebina
- Kyusaku Shimada as Youji Nakatsugawa
- Tetsushi Tanaka as Reiji Atsumi
- Seiji Chihara as Hasuo Nozaki
- Yasuhi Nakamura as Koshiro Inukai
- Ken Shounozaki as Kouki Matsushima
- Kaoru Mitsumune as Yui Ishikawa
- Masaya Nakamura as Nagamasa Kuroki
- Hiromichi Miyoshi as Takashi Tamakura
- Masachika Ichimura as Chokozai’s father
- Hiroaki Murakami as Larry Inoue
- Yuta Hiraoka as Takuro Kimihara
- ^ "注目ドラマ紹介：「ATARU」 中居正広が難役に挑むミステリードラマ". MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ）.
- ^ "放送人:ＴＢＳ連続ドラマ「ＡＴＡＲＵ」プロデューサー・植田博樹さん－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
- ^ 株式会社スポーツニッポン新聞社マルチメディア事業本部. "中居正広主演「ＡＴＡＲＵ」 ８年ぶりのＴＢＳで初回は１９・９％". sponichi.co.jp.
- ^ Mynavi Corporation. "中居正広がサヴァン症候群の難役に挑戦！『ATARU』が今夜スタート！". マイナビニュース.
- ^ "Japan TV host, ex-SMAP member Nakai announces retirement amid scandal". Kyodo News+.
- Official website (in Japanese)
- ataru-eiga.com