is a 2018 Japanese television drama, starring Satomi Ishihara, Arata Iura, Masataka Kubota, Mikako Ichikawa and Yutaka Matsushige. 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, 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. 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 EpisodeOriginal air dateTitleSubtitleDirected byRatingsNote1January 12, 2018Nameless Poison /名前のない毒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 Tsukahara12.7%Extended for 15 minutes2January 19, 2018Suicide Note /死にたがりの手紙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!?13.1%3January 26, 2018Unexpected Witness /予定外の証人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 Takemura10.6%4February 2, 2018Who To Work for /誰がために働く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 Tsukahara11.4%5February 9, 2018Vengeance of Death /死の報復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%6February 16, 2018Not Friends /友達じゃない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 Takemura10.1%7February 23, 2018Murder Game /殺人遊戯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 Murao9.3%8March 2, 2018My Far Away Home /遥かなる我が家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 Tsukahara10.5%9March 9, 2018Appearance of enemy /敵の姿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 Takemura10.6%10March 16, 2018End 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 Tsukahara13.3%Extended for 10 minutesAverage rating 11.1% (Ratings are calculated by Video Research in the Kanto region)
Accolades AwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultGalaxy Award2018 March Monthly AwardUnnatural55th Galaxy AwardUnnatural44th Hoso Bunka Foundation PrizeGrand PrixUnnaturalInternational Drama Festival in Tokyo 2018Excellent AwardUnnaturalBest ActressSatomi IshiharaBest ScreenplayAkiko NogiSpecial AwardUnnatural Production TeamTheme Song"Lemon" Yonezu Kenshi11th Confidence Award Drama PrizeBest dramaUnnaturalBest ActressSatomi IshiharaBest Supporting ActorArata IuraBest ScreenplayAkiko Nogi96th Drama Academy AwardsBest DramaUnnaturalBest ActressSatomi IshiharaBest Supporting ActorArata IuraTheme Song"Lemon" Yonezu KenshiBest DirectorAyuko Tsukahara, Kentaro Takemura, Yoshiaki MuraoBest ScreenplayAkiko NogiConfidence Award Drama Prize 2018Best ActressSatomi IshiharaBest ScreenplayAkiko Nogi
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