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.
Takuya Kimura
Tsukumo Ryuusuke
Teruyuki Kagawa
Tomomi Tanbara
Haruka Ayase
Kazune Yuri
Hiro Mizushima
Toranosuke Hayashida
Ichikawa Ebizo XI
Kouhei Takei
Mao Daichi
Miharu Sasa
Sei Hiraizumi
Junpei Funaki
Osamu Shitara
Junichi Kanda
Yûji Tanaka
Mitsuo Natsume
Tortoise Matsumoto
Jotaro Nanba
MR.BRAIN is a mystery, drama, comedy series that first aired in 2009. it stars Takuya Kimura, Teruyuki Kagawa, Haruka Ayase. 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.
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