Unnatural

I. INTRODUCTION

Unnatural is a 2018 Japanese television drama, starring Satomi Ishihara, Arata Iura, Masataka Kubota, Mikako Ichikawa and Yutaka Matsushige.It aired every Friday at 22:00 (JST) on TBS from January 12, 2018 to March 16, 2018.

II. SYNOPSIS

Unnatural is a case-of-the-week medical mystery show; its main theme is the change of reality brought upon by imminent death of a loved one. Mystery and exhilarating human drama unfold against the backdrop of the “unnatural death institute”, or “UDI”. For example, the body of a young man is brought into the UDI lab one day; cause of his death is attributed to ischemic heart disease. But the victim’s parents are puzzled by the freak nature of their son’s death and turn to medical coroner Mikoto, to find the real reason. Together with her lab technician partner, Yuko Shoji, and rookie medical recorder, Rokuro, they examine the body for a possible drug poisoning and then learn that female colleague of the deceased man has just died suddenly.

III. RATINGS

Average rating 11.1% (Ratings are calculated by Video Research in the Kanto region)

IV. AWARDS

It won Excellent Award at International Drama Festival in Tokyo, 96th Television Drama Academy Awards and others.

V. EPISODES