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. It was Nakai’s last role in a drama before his retirement in 2025.
Plot
Cast Masahiro Nakai as Ataru / Chokozai Kazuki Kitamura as Shunichi Sawa Chiaki Kuriyama as Maiko Ebina Yuta Tamamori as Sho Ebina Go Riju as Tatsuo Ebina Kaoru Okunuki as Mariko Ebina Kyusaku Shimada as Youji Nakatsugawa Tetsushi Tanaka as Reiji Atsumi Seiji Chihara as Hasuo Nozaki Yasuhi Nakamura as Koshiro Inukai Ken Shounozaki as Kouki Matsushima Kaoru Mitsumune as Yui Ishikawa Masaya Nakamura as Nagamasa Kuroki Hiromichi Miyoshi as Takashi Tamakura Masachika Ichimura as Chokozai’s father Hiroaki Murakami as Larry Inoue Yuta Hiraoka as Takuro Kimihara
References
External links
ataru-eiga.com