Series synopsis
MR.BRAIN is a Japanese mystery drama comedy television series that premiered on TBS on May 23, 2009. It ended on July 11, 2009. It stars Takuya Kimura, Teruyuki Kagawa, Haruka Ayase and Hiro Mizushima.
Ryusuke Tsukumo is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation's most baffling crimes and scandals, going head-to-head with the most brilliant and twisted criminal minds. But his eccentricities and poor social timing can also aggravate people and circumstances, further complicating matters.
Premise
Ryusuke Tsukumo is a quirky, yet brilliant neuroscientist working for the National Research Institute of Police Science. Wielding a unique perspective and psychology, Tsukumo tackles the nation's most baffling crimes and scandals, going head-to-head with the most brilliant and twisted criminal minds. But his eccentricities and poor social timing can also aggravate people and circumstances, further complicating matters.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Takuya Kimura as Tsukumo Ryuusuke
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Tomomi Tanbara
- Haruka Ayase as Kazune Yuri
- Hiro Mizushima as Toranosuke Hayashida
- Ichikawa Ebizo XI as Kouhei Takei
- Mao Daichi as Miharu Sasa
- Sei Hiraizumi as Junpei Funaki
- Osamu Shitara as Junichi Kanda
Supporting cast
- Yûji Tanaka as Mitsuo Natsume
- Tortoise Matsumoto as Jotaro Nanba
- Tetta Sugimoto as Hideki Kojima
- Shiho Yano as Mariko
Guest cast
- Hirosue Ryoko
- Yusuke Santamaria
- Masanobu Takashima
- Keiko Toda
- GACKT
- Koyuki
- Yutaka Matsushige as Kishikawa Seiji [Detective]
- Satoshi Jinbo
- Yusuke Hirayama
- Hideo Ishiguro
- Kazuya Kamenashi
- Saki Aibu
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 8 | May 23, 2009 | July 11, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Special Behind-the-scenes and interviews |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Unprecedented Neuroscientific Mystery Activates!! Eccentric Neuroscientist vs. Serial Demonic Terrorist!! Teleportation by Brain Usage!? | May 23, 2009 |
| 2 | Eccentric Neuroscientist vs. Beautiful Revived Ghost!! People Can Be Resurrected via Brain Training!? | May 30, 2009 |
| 3 |
Invisible Man Setting Up Serial Murders!! Brain Training Exposes The Transparent Riddle Ryu was at the hosiptal doing his check up and was told that he fainted due to lack of sugar and sleep deprivation. At the same time, his PET brain scan showed huge exhaustion espec section relying on intuition. The doctor informed Ryu's brain may continue to display unpredicatable abnormal changes subsequently. As Ryu was leaving the hospital with his assistant, Ryu suddenly stopped and told her to return first. He turned and appeared to chase after the senior doctor that passed him. Along the way, he bumped into a young doctor along the stairways and before he knew it, Ryu was locked down in a restricted section. |
June 6, 2009 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 23, 2009 |
| Last aired | July 11, 2009 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 20:00:00 |