Series synopsis
Ouroboros, also known as ウロボロス〜この愛こそ、正義。 is a Japanese mystery drama crime television series that premiered on TBS on January 16, 2015. It ended on March 20, 2015. It stars Toma Ikuta, Shun Oguri, Juri Ueno and Yoh Yoshida.
"Ouroboros" is an ancient symbol that depicts a snake eating its own tail - meaning infinity. Based on a popular comic, a clumsy detective and a cool gang stand up to true evil. Ikuo and Tatsuya grew up in a children's orphanage together. When their favorite teacher, Yuiko, is murdered, a policeman wearing a gold watch covers up the incident. Ikuo and Tatsuya promise each other to avenge their teacher someday. Twenty years later, Ikuo is a detective in Shinjuku second police station investigatin ...
Premise
"Ouroboros" is an ancient symbol that depicts a snake eating its own tail - meaning infinity. Based on a popular comic, a clumsy detective and a cool gang stand up to true evil. Ikuo and Tatsuya grew up in a children's orphanage together. When their favorite teacher, Yuiko, is murdered, a policeman wearing a gold watch covers up the incident. Ikuo and Tatsuya promise each other to avenge their teacher someday. Twenty years later, Ikuo is a detective in Shinjuku second police station investigating various cases with elite detective - Mizuki, while smart and handsome Tatsuya has become one of the top members of a gang group.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Toma Ikuta as Ryuzaki Ikuo
- Shun Oguri as Danno Tatsuya
- Juri Ueno as Hibino Mizuki
- Yoh Yoshida as Tachibana Tomiko
- Tsuyoshi Muro as Fukamachi Takeshi
- Nana Seino as Tamura Konatasu
- Ken Mitsuishi as Hibino Kunihiko
- Kenichi Takitoh as Chono Shinichi
Supporting cast
- Kotaro Yoshida as Mishima Kaoru
- Hirosue Ryoko as Kashiwaba Yuiko
- Okuyama Baraba as Nagae Shinobu
- Toru Baba as Kandori Kazuma
- Manabu Hamada as Shoji Taro
- Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi as Ganaha Mamoru
- Suon Kan as Yuasa Keiichi
- Yoshiyuki Morishita as Kura Naotaro
- Masaki Nomura as Hijiri Yukihito
- Gaku Yamamoto as Ryu
- Eita Okuno as Otsu Katsuaki
- Kumiko Takeda as Abiko Kirino
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 10 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | January 16, 2015 | March 20, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Man with the Golden Watch | January 16, 2015 |
| 2 | Secrets of Rice Omelette | January 23, 2015 |
| 3 | It's a Promise, Ikuo | January 30, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 16, 2015 |
| Last aired | March 20, 2015 |
| Runtime | 55 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 22:00:00 |