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.[1][2][3][4]

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Ataru
Promotional poster
Genre	Comedy, Action Mystery
Created by	Sakurai Takeharu
Written by	Sakurai Takeharu
Directed by	Hisashi Kimura Ken Yoshida Satoshi Kan
Starring	Masahiro Nakai Kazuki Kitamura Chiaki Kuriyama
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	11
Production
Executive producer	Hiroki Ueda,
Producer	Satoshi Kan
Production location	Japan
Running time	Sun. 21:00
Release
Original network	Tokyo Broadcasting System
Original release	15 April 2012 (2012-04-15)
Chronology
Preceded by	Unmei no Hito
Followed by	Summer Rescue

Plot

This article needs a plot summary. (April 2018)

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

• Official website (in Japanese)
• ataru-eiga.com