2018 Japanese TV series or program
Unnatural (アンナチュラル, Unnatural) is a 2018 Japanese television drama, starring Satomi Ishihara, Arata Iura, Masataka Kubota, Mikako Ichikawa and Yutaka Matsushige.[1] 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,[2] as well as several awards including Best Drama and Director Award during the 96th Television Drama Academy Awards.[3]
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. Together with her colleagues, she solves cases involving deaths arising from unnatural circumstances.
Characters
- Satomi Ishihara 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 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 as Rokuro Kube, a 26-year-old recorder on Misumi's team.
- Mikako Ichikawa as Yuko Shoji, a 35-year-old technician on Misumi's team.
- Yutaka Matsushige as Yasuo Kamikura, the 55-year-old director of UDI Lab, and former high ranking official of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Episodes
| Episode
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Original air date
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Title
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Subtitle
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Directed by
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Ratings
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Note
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| 1
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January 12, 2018
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Nameless Poison
/名前のない毒
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Nameless Poison... Solve the Mystery of Continuous Unnatural Death
/名前のない毒...連続不自然死の謎を解け
|
Ayuko Tsukahara
|
12.7%
|
Extended for 15 minutes
|
| 2
|
January 19, 2018
|
Suicide Note
/死にたがりの手紙
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Forced Suicide of the Whole Family... Truth of the Case Pretending to be Suicide!?
/一家無理心中...自殺に見せかけた事件の真相!?
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13.1%
|
|
| 3
|
January 26, 2018
|
Unexpected Witness
/予定外の証人
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Can the innocent man be saved? Trial of winning rate 0.01%
/無実の男を救えるか? 勝率0.01%の逆転裁判
|
Kentaro Takemura
|
10.6%
|
|
| 4
|
February 2, 2018
|
Who To Work for
/誰がために働く
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Mysterious Death by Traffic Accident!? The Husband Killed by an Unscrupulous Company!
/謎の交通事故死!? ブラック企業に殺された夫!
|
Ayuko Tsukahara
|
11.4%
|
|
| 5
|
February 9, 2018
|
Vengeance of Death
/死の報復
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Stolen body!?Late Wife Commits Suicide?Murdered?
/盗まれたご遺体!? 亡き妻は自殺か? 他殺か?
|
9.0%
|
|
| 6
|
February 16, 2018
|
Not Friends
/友達じゃない
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Mysterious Celebrity Party Serial Murder... Colleague is one of the suspects!?
/謎のセレブパーティ連続殺人...同僚が容疑者!?
|
Kentaro Takemura
|
10.1%
|
|
| 7
|
February 23, 2018
|
Murder Game
/殺人遊戯
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Live broadcast of murderer online!? Save the Captive Hostage
/殺人犯がネットで生中継!? 囚われた人質を救え
|
Yoshiaki Murao
|
9.3%
|
|
| 8
|
March 2, 2018
|
My Far Away Home
/遥かなる我が家
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Mysterious Building Fire! The Final Message of the Burned Body
/謎のビル火災! 焼死体が語る最後のメッセージ
|
Ayuko Tsukahara
|
10.5%
|
|
| 9
|
March 9, 2018
|
Appearance of enemy
/敵の姿
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The Serial Murderer is Nearby! Uncover the Truth Hid for 8 Years
/連続殺人犯は近くにいた! 8年越しに掴む真実
|
Kentaro Takemura
|
10.6%
|
|
| 10
|
March 16, 2018
|
End of the Journey
/旅の終わり
|
Crisis of Collapse... Last Battle of UDI Members
/崩壊の危機...UDIメンバー最後の戦い
|
Ayuko Tsukahara
|
13.3%
|
Extended for 10 minutes
|
| Average rating 11.1% (Ratings are calculated by Video Research in the Kanto region)
|
Accolades
| Award
|
Category
|
Nominee(s)
|
Result
|
| Galaxy Award
|
2018 March Monthly Award
|
Unnatural
|
Won
|
| 55th Galaxy Award
|
Unnatural
|
Won
|
| 44th Hoso Bunka Foundation Prize
|
Grand Prix
|
Unnatural
|
Won
|
| International Drama Festival in Tokyo 2018
|
Excellent Award
|
Unnatural
|
Won
|
| Best Actress
|
Satomi Ishihara
|
Won
|
| Best Screenplay
|
Akiko Nogi
|
Won
|
| Special Award
|
Unnatural Production Team
|
Won
|
| Theme Song
|
"Lemon" Yonezu Kenshi
|
Won
|
| 11th Confidence Award Drama Prize
|
Best drama
|
Unnatural
|
Won
|
| Best Actress
|
Satomi Ishihara
|
Won
|
| Best Supporting Actor
|
Arata Iura
|
Won
|
| Best Screenplay
|
Akiko Nogi
|
Won
|
| 96th Drama Academy Awards
|
Best Drama
|
Unnatural
|
Won
|
| Best Actress
|
Satomi Ishihara
|
Won
|
| Best Supporting Actor
|
Arata Iura
|
Won
|
| Theme Song
|
"Lemon" Yonezu Kenshi
|
Won
|
| Best Director
|
Ayuko Tsukahara, Kentaro Takemura, Yoshiaki Murao
|
Won
|
| Best Screenplay
|
Akiko Nogi
|
Won
|
| Confidence Award Drama Prize 2018
|
Best Actress
|
Satomi Ishihara
|
Won
|
| Best Screenplay
|
Akiko Nogi
|
Won
|
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