Galileo
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[edit] Profile
- TV Show: Galileo
- Romaji: Garireo
- Japanese: ガリレオ
- Director: Hiroshi Nishitani, Akira Narita, Mizuki Nishizaka
- Writer: Keigo Higashino (novel)
- Network: Fuji TV
- Episodes: 10
- Release Date: October 15 - December 17, 2007
- Runtime: Monday 21:00 - 21:54
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
[edit] Plot
This drama is based on the "Detective Galileo" series written by award-winning novelist, Keigo Higashino. The entire series sold over 1.6 million copies.
The main character is Manabu Yukawa, a physicist. He is nicknamed "Galileo" for being a genius and blessed with analytical abilities that even the police look up to. He brilliantly solves mysterious crimes one after another.
In the role of Yukawa is Masaharu Fukuyama, starring in a drama series in four and a half years. Portraying Yukawa's partner, a female rookie cop, is Kou Shibasaki. The two actors will also work on the theme song "Kiss Me" together. The song will be produced and performed by Fukuyama and sung by Shibasaki.
[edit] Notes
- "Galileo" is based on a novel series by Keigo Higashino, who won the prestigious Naoki Prize last year.
- A big screen spin-off of "Galileo" was released in Japan on October 4th, 2008 titled "Suspect X" (Yogisha X no kenshin).
- Fuji TV also aired a television special "Galileo: Episode Zero" on the same day as the theatrical release of "Suspect X" (Yogisha X no kenshin).
[edit] Cast
Starring
- Masaharu Fukuyama - Manabu Yukawa
- Kou Shibasaki - Kaoru Utsumi
Supporting Cast
- Hiroshi Shinagawa - Shiro Yuge
- Kazuki Kitamura - Shunpei Kusangi
- Ikkei Watanabe - Hiromi Kuribayashi
- Miki Maya - Sakurako Jonouchi
- Tsuyoshi Hayashi - Kensuke Murase
- Hiroaki Fukui - Takashi Kobuchizawa
- Akira Kitamura - Mana
- Aoi - Saeko Taniguchi
- Toshiaki Karasawa - Tatsuo Kanamori (Ep. 1)
- Akira Kitamura - (Ep. 1)
- Susumu Kobayashi - (Ep. 1)
- Masanori Ishii - Kurita (Ep. 2)
- Yoshikazu Ebisu - (Ep. 2)
- Mantaro Koichi - Hiroshi Uemura (Ep. 2)
- Yuki Imai - Tadahiro Uemura (Ep. 2)
- Mihoko Abukawa - Yuki Takeda (Ep. 2)
- Ryoko Hirosue - Yayoi Kanzaki (Ep. 3)
- Masahiro Komoto - Masaki Takano (Ep. 3)
- Shingo Katori - Shoichi Tagami (Ep. 4)
- Sora Aoi - Reiko Shinozaki (Ep. 4)
- Suzuka Ohgo - Akiho Yajima (Ep. 5)
- Miki Mizuno - Takako Yajima (Ep. 5)
- Maki Horikita - Remi Morisaki (Ep. 6)
- Satomi Tezuka - Morisaki Yumiko (Ep. 6)
- Hirofumi Arai - Hachiro Sakaki (Ep. 6)
- Kyoko Fukada - Shizuko (Ep. 7)
- Denden - Superintendent (Ep. 7)
- Mansaku Fuwa (Ep. 9)
