[TBS] MR.BRAIN >May '09 ~Kimura Takuya, Ayase Haruka, Mizushima Hiro~

whitedove · Post time 1-4-2009 02:36 PM

Takuya Kimura becomes "Mr. Brain"
Wed, April 1, 2009 (1:00am EDT)

SMAP member Takuya Kimura has picked up his next starring role in a television drama. He will play the lead in TBS's comedy/mystery series "MR.BRAIN," scheduled to start in mid-spring.

Kimura plays the part of Ryusuke Tsukumo, a neuroscience researcher affiliated with a National Police Agency laboratory. Although his skills help solve difficult cases, he has one flaw: he is generally "clueless to the situation" (better known by the slang term "KY," or "kuuki o yomenai"), leading to various comical interactions. In general, each episode will be a different case.

Kimura's assistant will be played by Haruka Ayase, while Hiro Mizushima will take on the role of a young cop. Other characters include the head of the lab (Mao Daichi), another detective (Teruyuki Kagawa), and a couple of researchers (Yuji Tanaka of Bakusho Mondai and Tortoise Matsumoto of Ulfuls).

TBS plans to broadcast the drama in its Saturday 7:56pm time slot, which will be occupied by "God Hand Teru" starting April 11. "MR.BRAIN" will begin on May 23.

Source: www.tokyograph.com

SMAP's Kimutaku eager to try role as neuroscientist in new TV drama

Thursday 02nd April, 04:19 AM JST

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whitedove · Post time 1-4-2009 02:37 PM

Kimura Takuya, This Time as a Weirdo... A Brain Scientist with a Bizarre Common Sense
Sports Hochi, April 1st, 8 AM

translated by yanie

Kimura Takuya of SMAP (36) will be the leading role of TBS new drama, "MR. BRAIN" (Saturdays, 7.56 PM, starting May 23rd). He will play the role of a brain scientist who works in the crime laboratory and solves difficult cases. But it will be an unusual character and with a quite high level of weirdness. It will be his first challenge in a Saturdays 8 PM drama, "It's not about Ichiro-san of WBC, but it might be quite a center of attention,".

Kimura had play roles with various professions, and in his latest drama, he chose the role of a genius brain scientist with a bizarre common sense, Tsukumo Ryusuke.

As a researcher in the crime laboratory of national police agency, he solves various cases from a superhuman concept to difficult cases, but he totally cannot interact with people around him. "Weirdness level? It's high compared to what I have played before. Maybe people can only be with him once a month," Kimura said he wasn't able to grasp the character totally either, but after a long discussion with the staff, he started able to build up Tsukumo, the unique character.

For example, one of his habit is, when he talk to people around him, he'll get close to them in a bizarre way. "He want people's distance to be as close as possible. But it's always too close, when I realized it, I don't know where should I gaze at,"

It's a case-by-case(case/story solved in 1 episode) original story that has indiscriminate terrorism, assasination, abduction, and other serious cases. Beside the interesting part of how he solve each case, his comical interactions with his assistant (Ayase Haruka) and a police officer (Mizushima Hiro) is also one of the highlight. And since this drama was written with references / guide from a real brain scientist, the audience can also learn about the brain science knowledge. "Apparently human only use 5% of their brain capacity. This is a world where many things can be realized, but this character tries to prove that there's a possibility that even alot more things can be done,"

Regarding the fact that it will soon be the 1st anniversary for TBS Saturdays 8 PM slot. "It is 1 hour earlier than what we usually had. Since it might be a time before parents tell their kids to go to sleep, it may become a center of attention. It's not about Ichiro-san of WBC, but I hope it will attract many ages and meet people's expectation,".

source: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20090401-00000024-sph-ent

More info from other articles:

-Tsukumo Ryusuke was a hostman, but due to an accident only one part of his brain developed. Ever since he has an extraordinary idea, concept and thinking, he started a brain science research.

-Tsukumo's weird fashion should be a highlight. Kimura commented, "It's an intriguing fashion in a bad meaning,"

-Since Kimura has difficulties in grasping his own character this time, he said he felt quite a pressure. He met a real brain scientist for references and idea in creating the character.

-Director is Fukuzawa Katsuo, who has directed Karei-naru Ichizoku and Nakai's Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai.

-Other casts: Daichi Mao as the crime laboratory chief (53). Kagawa Teruyuki as police detective (43). Researchers in the laboratory are Tanaka Yuji of Bakusho Mondai (44), Tortoise Matsumoto (42) and others who appears in variety shows often.

-The first day of filming was on the 27th last month, when Kimura was interviewed by the sport papers, he suddenly said, "I would like to recommend to you, that when you are talking to someone who you want to be liked with, it's better if you stand at his/her left side,". He explained that people's left side view is being processed in the right side of the brain that administers sensitivity. (lol, reminds me of Say You Say Me xD what are the odds?)

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whitedove · Post time 1-4-2009 02:37 PM

Story
Tsukumo Ryusuke, a neuroscientist who takes up a position as a researcher at the Metropolitan Police Department抯 National Research Institute of Police Science, is a genius. He solves difficult cases like terrorism, assassinations, random killings and abductions with his own superhuman ideas and perspectives but cannot read situations and gets on the wrong side of those around him. Tsukumo takes on the challenge of cases with Yuri Kazune, an assistant at the research institute, and Hayashida Toranosuke, a detective with the First Investigative Division

whitedove · Post time 1-4-2009 02:37 PM

Takuya Kimura (SMAP) as RYUSUKE TSUKUMO

Haruka Ayase as KAZUNE YURI

Hiro Mizushima as TORANOSUKE HAYASHIDA

Teruyuki Kagawa as TOMOMI TANBARA

Mao Daichi as MIHARU SASA

Guest Stars:

Episode 1 - Ebizo Ichikawa, Masanobu Takashima, Yusuke Santamaria, Keiko Toda, Ryoko Hirosue
Episode 2 - Gackt, Koyuki
Episode 3 - Kazuya Kamenashi, Saki Aibu
Episode 4 - Takeru Sato
Episode 5 - Yukie Nakama

[ Last edited by whitedove at 31-5-2009 02:12 ]

whitedove · Post time 1-4-2009 02:39 PM

Episode 1:
RAW SS
RAW MU
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Episode 2:
RAW MU
RAW MF
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credits to Kittie@LJ

[ Last edited by whitedove at 8-6-2009 22:56 ]