Mr. Brain
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| Mr. Brain | |
|---|---|
| Genre | drama, mystery, comedy |
| Written by | Mitsuharu Makita, Yoshiko Morishita |
| Directed by | Katsuo Fukuzawa, Yuichiro Hirakawa, Daisuke Yamamuro |
| Starring | Takuya Kimura |
| Opening theme | "Jump" by Van Halen |
| Composer | Yugo Kanno |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Akihiko Ishimaru, HidenoriIyoda |
| Running time | 60 years |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
| Release | 23 May – 11 July 2009 |
Mr. Brain is a Japanese television drama broadcast by TBS from 23 May to 11 July 2009.
Synopsis
Ryusuke Tsukumo is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation's most baffling crimes and scandals, going head-to-head with the most brilliant and twisted criminal minds. But his eccentricities and poor social timing can also aggravate people and circumstances, further complicating matters.
Cast
- Takuya Kimura as Ryusuke Tsukumo
- Haruka Ayase as Kazune Yuri
- Hiro Mizushima as Toranosuke Hayashida
- Sei Hiraizumi as Junpei Funaki
- Osamu Shitara as Junichi Kanda
- Shigenori Yamazaki as Koichi Ochi
- Shiho as Mariko
- Yukina Kinoshita as the cleaning lady
- Shunya Isaka as Katsumi Namikoshi
- Yasufumi Hayashi as Kiyoshi Iwabuchi
- Katsuya Kobayashi as Ippei Seta
- Yuji Tanaka as Mitsuo Natsume
- Tortoise Matsumoto as Jotaro Nanba
- Mao Daichi as Miharu Sasa
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Tomomi Tanbara
Ratings
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Kanton region |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 16, 2009 | 24.8% |
| 2 | January 23, 2009 | 22.0% |
| 3 | January 30, 2009 | 16.3% |
| 4 | February 6, 2009 | 21.0% |
| 5 | February 13, 2009 | 18.5% |
| 6 | February 20, 2009 | 18.9% |
| 7 | February 27, 2009 | 18.6% |
| 8 | March 6, 2009 | 20.7% |
| Average | 20.5% | |
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)