Mr. Brain

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Mr. Brain
Genre	drama,mystery,comedy
Written by	Mitsuharu Makita, Yoshiko Morishita
Directed by	Katsuo Fukuzawa, Yuichiro Hirakawa, Daisuke Yamamuro
Starring	Takuya Kimura
Opening theme	"Jump"byVan Halen
Composer	Yugo Kanno
Country of origin	Japan
No.of episodes	8
Production
Producers	Akihiko Ishimaru, HidenoriIyoda
Running time	60 years
Original release
Network	TBS
Release	23 May(2009-05-23)– 11 July 2009(2009-07-11)

Mr. Brainis aJapanese television dramabroadcast byTBSfrom 23 May to 11 July 2009.

Synopsis

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

• Takuya Kimuraas Ryusuke Tsukumo
• Haruka Ayaseas Kazune Yuri
• Hiro Mizushimaas Toranosuke Hayashida
• Sei Hiraizumias Junpei Funaki
• Osamu Shitaraas Junichi Kanda
• Shigenori Yamazakias Koichi Ochi
• Shihoas Mariko
• Yukina Kinoshitaas the cleaning lady
• Shunya Isakaas Katsumi Namikoshi
• Yasufumi Hayashias Kiyoshi Iwabuchi
• Katsuya Kobayashias Ippei Seta
• Yuji Tanakaas Mitsuo Natsume
• Tortoise Matsumotoas Jotaro Nanba
• Mao Daichias Miharu Sasa
• Teruyuki Kagawaas Tomomi Tanbara

Ratings

In the tables below,the blue numbersrepresent the lowest ratings andthe red numbersrepresent the highest ratings.

Episode #	Original broadcast date	Kanton region
1	January 16, 2009	24.8%
2	January 23, 2009	22.0%
3	January 30, 2009	16.3%
4	February 6, 2009	21.0%
5	February 13, 2009	18.5%
6	February 20, 2009	18.9%
7	February 27, 2009	18.6%
8	March 6, 2009	20.7%
Average		20.5%

External links

• Official website(in Japanese)