is a 2018
Japanese television drama
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Format
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, starring
Satomi Ishihara
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress.
Early life and career
Ishihara was born Kuniko Ishigami, on December 24, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan. The origin of her stage name comes from the reverse of her surname "Ishihara" ("raw ston ...
,
Arata Iura
, previously known as Arata, is a Japanese actor, model, and fashion designer. He is the Director of fashion brand Elnest Creative Activity. He holds the position of Director at the Artisan Culture Organisation Institute.
Biography
Iura co-sta ...
,
Masataka Kubota
is a Japanese actor.
History
Kubota was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is the youngest of three male brothers. He hoped to become a vehicle mechanic and enrolled in the mechanical department of Kanagawa Technical Senior High School. While Kub ...
,
Mikako Ichikawa
is a Japanese actress and Model (person), model from Tokyo, Japan. Her older sister is the actress and model Miwako Ichikawa.
Biography
Due to her older sister being in the modeling business, Ichikawa made several appearances in the fashion ma ...
and
Yutaka Matsushige
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Matsushige has appeared in the films such as '' EM Embalming'', ''Adrenaline Drive'', ''Last Life in the Universe'', and '' Outrage Beyond''.
He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Fest ...
.
It aired every Friday at 22:00 (
JST) on
TBS from January 12, 2018, to March 16, 2018.
It won Excellent Award at the
International Drama Festival in Tokyo
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, as well as several awards including Best Drama and Director Award during the 96th Television Drama Academy Awards.
Plot
Mikoto Misumi is a forensic doctor working at the Unnatural Death Investigation Laboratory (UDI Lab), a fictional facility recently established by the
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
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It was formed with the merger of the former Ministry of Health and Welfare or and th ...
. Together with her colleagues, she solves cases involving deaths arising from
unnatural circumstances.
Characters
:*
Satomi Ishihara
, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese actress.
Early life and career
Ishihara was born Kuniko Ishigami, on December 24, 1986 in Tokyo, Japan. The origin of her stage name comes from the reverse of her surname "Ishihara" ("raw ston ...
as Mikoto Misumi, a 33-year-old forensic doctor who has accumulated experience of dissecting about 1,500 bodies at the UDI Lab.
:*
Arata Iura
, previously known as Arata, is a Japanese actor, model, and fashion designer. He is the Director of fashion brand Elnest Creative Activity. He holds the position of Director at the Artisan Culture Organisation Institute.
Biography
Iura co-sta ...
as Kei Nakado, a 41-year-old forensic doctor who has accumulated experience of dissecting about 3,000 bodies at the UDI Lab.
:*
Masataka Kubota
is a Japanese actor.
History
Kubota was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He is the youngest of three male brothers. He hoped to become a vehicle mechanic and enrolled in the mechanical department of Kanagawa Technical Senior High School. While Kub ...
as Rokuro Kube, a 26-year-old recorder on Misumi's team.
:*
Mikako Ichikawa
is a Japanese actress and Model (person), model from Tokyo, Japan. Her older sister is the actress and model Miwako Ichikawa.
Biography
Due to her older sister being in the modeling business, Ichikawa made several appearances in the fashion ma ...
as Yuko Shoji, a 35-year-old technician on Misumi's team.
:*
Yutaka Matsushige
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Matsushige has appeared in the films such as '' EM Embalming'', ''Adrenaline Drive'', ''Last Life in the Universe'', and '' Outrage Beyond''.
He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Fest ...
as Yasuo Kamikura, the 55-year-old director of UDI Lab, and former high ranking official of
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
The is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as in Japan. The ministry provides services on health, labour and welfare.
It was formed with the merger of the former Ministry of Health and Welfare or and th ...
.
Episodes
Accolades
References
2018 Japanese television series debuts
2018 Japanese television series endings
Works by Akiko Nogi
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