Unnatural (TV series)

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.

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Accolades

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