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Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill
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Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill

2013-09-14 · 120 min · ★ 6.0

Crime · Mystery · Drama

Ataru, who suffers from “savant syndrome,” has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved cases. Why does he always go to the criminal sites? What explains his strange behavior? Meanwhile, a mystery unfolds with Ataru and a woman named Madoka, who is a killer. The woman possesses the same extraordinary memory and deductive reasoning abilities as Ataru. Who is she?

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Directors
Hisashi Kimura
Production companies
TBS
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Masahiro NakaiMasahiro NakaiAtaru
Kazuki KitamuraKazuki KitamuraShunichi Sawa
Chiaki KuriyamaChiaki KuriyamaMaiko Ebina
Yuta TamamoriYuta TamamoriSho Ebina
Maki HorikitaMaki HorikitaMadoka
Yasuko MatsuyukiYasuko MatsuyukiAio Hoshi
Hiroaki MurakamiHiroaki MurakamiLarry Inoue
Masaki OkadaMasaki OkadaTasuku Inoguchi
Masachika IchimuraMasachika IchimuraMakoto Inoguchi
Kyusaku ShimadaKyusaku ShimadaYoji Nakatsugawa
Tetsushi TanakaTetsushi TanakaReiji Atsumi
Seiji ChiharaSeiji ChiharaHasuo Nozaki
Yasuhi NakamuraYasuhi NakamuraKoshiro Inukai
Haruka ShimazakiHaruka ShimazakiRumi Mizuno
Kaoru OkunukiKaoru OkunukiMariko Ebina
Ken ShounozakiKen ShounozakiKouki Matsushima
Masaya NakamuraNagamasa Kuroki
Go RijuGo RijuTatsuo Ebina
Hideko HaraHideko HaraYuriko Inoguchi
Daikichi SugawaraDaikichi SugawaraSatoshi Abiko

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