''Ataru'' is a TBS series is about an autistic young man with a mysterious past who helps the police solve criminal cases. It stars

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in the title role and has received 19.9% TV viewership ratings.

Plot

Cast

as Ataru / Chokozai *

Kazuki Kitamura is a Japanese film and television actor who won the award for best supporting actor at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for '' Minazuki'', ''Kyohansha'' and ''Kanzen-naru shiiku'' as well as the CUT ABOVE Award for Excellence in Film at JAPAN CUTS ...

as Shunichi Sawa *

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as Maiko Ebina *

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as Sho Ebina *

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as Tatsuo Ebina * Kaoru Okunuki as Mariko Ebina *

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as Youji Nakatsugawa *

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as Reiji Atsumi *

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as Hasuo Nozaki * Yasuhi Nakamura as Koshiro Inukai *

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as Kouki Matsushima *

Kaoru Mitsumune is a Japanese actress, model and a former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48. Career Mitsumune was born in Ehime Prefecture in 1993. As her parents moved around for work, she spent time in Chiba, Hiroshima and Kanagawa Prefectures before ...

as Yui Ishikawa * Masaya Nakamura as Nagamasa Kuroki *

Hiromichi Miyoshi Hiromichi (written: 煕通, 博通, 宏典, 弘道, 広道, 浩道, 寛道, 寛理 or 博達) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese wrestler *, Japanese scholar, philosopher, writer and poet *, Japan ...

as Takashi Tamakura * Masachika Ichimura as Chokozai’s father * Hiroaki Murakami as Larry Inoue * Yuta Hiraoka as Takuro Kimihara

References

External links

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ataru-eiga.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ataru Japanese drama television series 2012 in Japanese television 2012 Japanese television series debuts 2012 Japanese television series endings Nichiyō Gekijō Autism in television Disability mass media Works by Takeharu Sakurai