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Ouroboros
Ouroboros (ウロボロス) is a manga by artist Kanzaki Yuya first published in 2009. It was adapted to TV dorama by TBS in 2015.
Synopsis
"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.
Dorama
The manga was adapted to TV in 2015, main-casting Ikuta Toma and Oguri Shun. It aired from January 16th to March 20th and had an average viewership rating of 10.4%.
Main Cast
- Ryuzaki Ikuo: Ikuta Toma / Minamide Ryoka (young)
- Danno Tatsuya: Oguri Shun / Kobayashi Kika (young)
- Hibino Mizuki: Ueno Juri
- Kashiwaba Yuiko: Hirosue Ryoko
- Chono Shinichi: Takito Kenichi
- Tachibana Tomiko: Yoshida Yo
- Mishima Kaoru: Yoshida Kotaro
- Hibino Kunihiko: Mitsuishi Ken
- Kitagawa Kanichiro: Nakamura Hashinosuke III
- Tamura Konatasu: Seino Nana
- Fukamachi Takeshi: Muro Tsuyoshi
Main Staff
- Screenwriter
- Furuya Kazunao
- Director
- Ishii Yasuharu, Yamamuro Daisuke, Ikeda Katsuhiko
- Music
- Kimura Hideakira
- Producer
- Sano Ayumi
Episodes
| Episode | Japanese title | English title | Airing date | Director | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kindokei no otoko (金時計の男) |
The men of the Kintokei | 2015.01.16 | Ishii Yasuharu | 11.5% |
| 02 | Omurice no himitsu (オムライスの秘密) |
Secret of the omelet rice | 2015.01.23 | 12.0% | |
| 03 | Yakusoku da yo, Ikuo (約束だよ、イクオ) |
It's a promise, Ikuo | 2015.01.30 | 10.4% | |
| 04 | Yuiko-sensei no himitsu (結子先生の秘密) |
Yuiko-sensei's secret | 2015.02.06 | Yamamuro Daisuke | 9.8% |
| 05 | Kimi wa boku ga mamoru (君は僕が守る) |
You'll protect me | 2015.02.20 | 10.1% | |
| 06 | Zettai zetsumei (絶体絶命) |
Desperate situation | 2015.02.20 | Ishii Yasuharu | 9.2% |
| 07 | Nande da yo, Yuiko-sensei (何でだよ、結子先生) |
Why did you do it, Yuiko-sensei? | 2015.02.27 | 10.6% | |
| 08 | Mahoroba no Himitsu (まほろばの秘密) |
The secret of Mahoroba | 2015.03.06 | Ikeda Katsuhiko | 9.6% |
| 09 | Kintokei no shoutai (金時計の正体) |
The Kintokei's true nature | 2015.03.13 | Ishii Yasuharu | 9.4% |
| 10 | Tadaima (ただいま) |
I'm back | 2015.03.20 | 11.3% |
Music
- Theme song
- Soundtrack
- [2013.08.28] - "Ouroboros ~Kono Ai Koso, Seigi" Original Soundtrack (「ウロボロス～この愛こそ、正義。」オリジナル・サウンドトラック)
Releases
The dorama was released in a compiled box in both DVD and Blu-ray formats. It was released on August 5th, 2015.
| Home-media Releases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Release date | Catalog Number | Price | Oricon Charts | ||||||
| DVD | 2015.08.05 | TCED-2632 | ¥22,990 | #12 / 2 weeks | ||||||
| Blu-ray | TCBD-0463 | ¥29,040 | #17 / 2 weeks | |||||||
Recognitions
- 84th Television Drama Academy Awards: Drama Song - "Sakura" by ARASHI
- 84th Television Drama Academy Awards: Special Award - Talk Topic: Ouroboros
External Links
- Oricon Profile: DVD Box | Blu-Ray Box
- Manga Official Website (Archive)
- Dorama Official Website
- IMDb Profile
