Ataru (TV series)

Ataru
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(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producer(s)	Hiroki Ueda,
Producer(s)	Satoshi Kan
Location(s)	Japan
Running time	Sun. 21:00
Release
Original network	Tokyo Broadcasting System
Original release	15 April 2012
Chronology
Preceded by	Unmei no Hito
Followed by	Summer Rescue
External links
TBS official website

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]

Cast

• 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

References

1. "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）.
2. http://mainichi.jp/enta/news/20120416ddm018070054000c.html
3. 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.
4. 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.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• ataru-eiga.com