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Galileo

Galileo

20078.22 Seasons21 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, while the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases.

Created by Keigo Higashino
Written by Keigo Higashino
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Masaharu Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama

Manabu Yukawa

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Misa Kishitani

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Kusanagi Shunpei

Yu Sawabe

Yu Sawabe

Minoru Otagawa

Ikkei Watanabe

Ikkei Watanabe

Hiromi Kuribayashi

About Galileo

Galileo is a drama, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2007. Created by Keigo Higashino, it stars Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura. Narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, while the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases.

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