ATARU (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.

ATARU

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Masahiro Nakai
Masahiro Nakai
as Inoguchi Ataru / Chokozai
Chiaki Kuriyama
Chiaki Kuriyama
as Maiko Ebina
Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuki Kitamura
as Shunichi Sawa
Yuta Tamamori
Yuta Tamamori
as Sho Ebina
Masachika Ichimura
Masachika Ichimura
as Ataru's father
Kaoru Mitsumune
Kaoru Mitsumune
as Yui Ishikawa
Masaya Nakamura
Masaya Nakamura
as Nagamasa Kuroki
Go Riju
Go Riju
as Tatsuo Ebina
Kaoru Okunuki
Kaoru Okunuki
as Mariko Ebina
Kyūsaku Shimada
Kyūsaku Shimada
as Yoji Nakatsugawa
Tetsushi Tanaka
Tetsushi Tanaka
as Reiji Atsumi
Seiji Chihara
Seiji Chihara
as Hasuo Nozaki
Yasuhi Nakamura
Yasuhi Nakamura
as Koshiro Inukai
Ken Shounozaki
Ken Shounozaki
as Kouki Matsushima
Hiroaki Murakami
Hiroaki Murakami
as Larry Inoue
Yuta Hiraoka
Yuta Hiraoka
as Takuro Kimihara
Nahoko Yoshimoto
Nahoko Yoshimoto
as Doctor
Sow Hirosawa
Sow Hirosawa
as Mami Takarai
Yuka Itaya
Yuka Itaya
as Iku Saiki
Maki Sakai
Maki Sakai
as Nobuko Saotome
Hana Hizuki
Hana Hizuki
as Misaki Shoda
Yū Kamio
Yū Kamio
as Takashi Saotome
Kazuhiko Kanayama
Kazuhiko Kanayama
as Osamu Masumoto
Rei Saito
Rei Saito
as Saegusa Masumoto
Daikichi Sugawara
Daikichi Sugawara
as Satoshi Abiko
Tomoya Shiroishi
Tomoya Shiroishi
as
Yōsuke Asari
Yōsuke Asari
as Takumi Yuge
Ai Takahashi
Ai Takahashi
as Yuko Kojima
Kenji Anan
Kenji Anan
as Atsuhiro Miwa
Fumino Kimura
Fumino Kimura
as Riko Suzuhara
Tasuku Nagaoka
Tasuku Nagaoka
as Toru Hashida
Sakura Ando
Sakura Ando
as Eiko Sasai
Yoshinori Okada
Yoshinori Okada
as Shigeki Asao
Kenichi Endo
Kenichi Endo
as Matsuo Kadokura
Asami Usuda
Asami Usuda
as Madoka Katsurai
Toshihide Tonesaku
Toshihide Tonesaku
as Kouji Kitami
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
as Etsushirou Igeta
Sayuri Iwata
Sayuri Iwata
as Kaori Oshima
Takeshi Masu
Takeshi Masu
as Yoshiaki Fukutome
Satoshi Jinbo
Satoshi Jinbo
as Takuma Wada
Takuya Ishida
Takuya Ishida
as Taichi Higashi
Saki Terashima
Saki Terashima
as Sakie Minase
Gota Watabe
Gota Watabe
as Ryota Kawakubo
Ayano Fukuda
Ayano Fukuda
as Natsumi Kano
Shiiko Utagawa
Shiiko Utagawa
as Ryota’s mother
Makoto Sakamoto
Makoto Sakamoto
as Minoru Ito
Hajime Okayama
Hajime Okayama
as Shoji Kawakubo
Hideko Hara
Hideko Hara
as Yuriko Inoguchi
Natsumi Abe
Natsumi Abe
as Ayaka Kogure / Momoka
Hiroshi Okochi
Hiroshi Okochi
as Traffic investigator
Hitomi Takahashi
Hitomi Takahashi
as Keiko Yuge
Momoka Ishii
Momoka Ishii
as
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 01

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Sute yama tantei-sha monogatari～『 anan kouta-kun yukai jiken 』ni chokozai no nakama tachi ga idomu

  • 0x2

    Ataru kanzen shinsaku special - new york kara no chousenjou!!

  • 0x3

    Episode 3

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The clues related to murder cases

  • 1x2

    The murder with absolutely no evidence!

  • 1x3

    The selfish mind of a man

  • 1x4

    The utmost dangerous situation!!

  • 1x5

    The invisible man incident

  • 1x6

    The unthinkable murderous

  • 1x7

    The murderer detective

  • 1x8

    Chokozai's true identity and purpose!!

  • 1x9

    But i still love mom

  • 1x10

    The murder method

  • 1x11

    Farewell chokozai!

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