Galileo (Japanese TV series) explained

is a Japanese television drama based on the novels by mystery writer . It narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, as the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases. A special episode titled "Galileo Episode 0", set 3 years before the television series, aired on October 4, 2008, on the same day as the release of the film Suspect X.

A second series began airing on Fuji TV on April 15, 2013, and ended with an adaption of the novel Salvation of a Saint. The second movie, titled, premiered in both Japan and Hong Kong on June 29, 2013.

Premise

Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective who has just been reassigned to the criminal division, finds the investigation of her first murder case stalled by seemingly-supernatural phenomena surrounding the event. She seeks help from Shunpei Kusanagi, a senior detective at the police headquarter famous as a "Mystery Hunter". Kusanagi, however, reveals to Utsumi that he was only able to solve the cases thanks to his college friend, Teito University professor Manabu Yukawa. Yukawa is a tall, handsome, brilliant but eccentric scientist who is interested in nothing but physics, while Utsumi is a hot-blooded detective with a strong sense of justice. Together, the odd pair solves many difficult and seemingly impossible events with their individual talents.

Cast

Season 1

• Masaharu Fukuyama as
• Ko Shibasaki as
• Kazuki Kitamura as
• Hiroshi Shinagawa as
• Ikkei Watanabe as
• Miki Maya as

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Season 2

• Masaharu Fukuyama as
• Yuriko Yoshitaka as
• Yu Sawabe as
• Yuto Marick Yasuhara as

Guests

Season 1

• 1st episode: Toshiaki Karasawa as
• 2nd episode: Mantaro Koichi as
• 3rd episode: Ryōko Hirosue as
• 4th episode: Shingo Katori (SMAP) as
  • Sora Aoi - victim of 4th episode
• 5th episode: Suzuka Ohgo as
  • Miki Mizuno - wife of victim of 5th episode
• 6th episode: Maki Horikita as
  • Hirofumi Arai - a fortune teller, stalking Remi
• 7th episode: Kyoko Fukada as
  • Shigeyuki Sato as
• 8th episode: Yumiko Shaku as
• 9th and final episodes: Hiroshi Kume as
• Guests for Episode Φ (Zero)
  • Masami Nagasawa as
  • Ayaka Komatsu as
  • Karina as
  • Keizo Kanie as

Season 2

• 1st episode: Takao Osawa as
• 2nd episode: Haruna Kawaguchi as
• 3rd episode: Yuko Oshima as
• 4th episode: Seiichi Tanabe as
  • Atsuya Furuta - Yanagisawa's training partner
• 5th episode: Mirei Kiritani as and (dual role)
• 6th episode: Yui Natsukawa as
• 7th episode: Yuu Kashii as
• 8th episode: Yū Aoi as
• 9th episode: Katsuhisa Namase as
• 10th episode: Yūki Amami as

Episodes

Season 1

Episode	Title	Writer	Director	Original airdate

Season 2

Episode	Title	Writer	Director	Original airdate

Ratings

Season	Timeslot	Season premiere	Season finale	Rating (Kanto)	Rating (Kansai)
1	Monday 9:00 p.m.	October 15, 2007	December 17, 2007	21.91	22.45
2	Monday 9:00 p.m.	April 15, 2013	June 24, 2013	19.19	N/A

Films

• Suspect X, (2008)
• Midsummer's Equation, (2013)
• Silent Parade, (2022)
• Galileo: Kindan no Majutsu (The Forbidden Magic), (Fuji TV, 2022)

Video game

An adventure game based on the series was developed by Tomcat System and published by D3Publisher for Nintendo DS on October 16, 2008.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Galileo ガリレオ (2007) - Japanese Dramas . spcnet.tv . 2013-04-20.
2. Web site: ガリレオ - フジテレビ . Fujitv.co.jp . 2013-04-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130408233012/http://www.fujitv.co.jp/galileo/chart/index.html . 2013-04-08 .