| Alt Name: | Unnatural |
| Genre: | Forensic Drama |
| Starring: | Satomi Ishihara Arata Iura Masataka Kubota Mikako Ichikawa Yutaka Matsushige |
| Endtheme: | Lemon by Kenshi Yonezu |
| Composer: | Masahiro Tokuda |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Producer: | Junko Arai (Dreamax Television) Hiroki Ueda (TBS) |
| Runtime: | 54 minutes |
| Company: | Dreamax Television TBS Drama Production |
| Network: | TBS |
is a 2018 Japanese television drama, starring Satomi Ishihara, Arata Iura, Masataka Kubota, Mikako Ichikawa and Yutaka Matsushige.[1] It aired every Friday at 22:00 (JST) on TBS from January 12, 2018, to March 16, 2018.
It won Excellent Award at the International Drama Festival in Tokyo,[2] as well as several awards including Best Drama and Director Award during the 96th Television Drama Academy Awards.[3]
Mikoto Misumi is a forensic doctor working at the Unnatural Death Investigation Laboratory (UDI Lab), a fictional facility recently established by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Together with her colleagues, she solves cases involving deaths arising from unnatural circumstances.
| Episode | Original air date | Title | Subtitle | Directed by | Ratings | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 12, 2018 | Nameless Poison/名前のない毒 | Nameless Poison... Solve the Mystery of Continuous Unnatural Death/名前のない毒...連続不自然死の謎を解け | Ayuko Tsukahara | 12.7% | Extended for 15 minutes | ||
| 2 | January 19, 2018 | Suicide Note/死にたがりの手紙 | Forced Suicide of the Whole Family... Truth of the Case Pretending to be Suicide!?/一家無理心中...自殺に見せかけた事件の真相 | ? | 13.1% | |||
| 3 | January 26, 2018 | Unexpected Witness/予定外の証人 | Can the innocent man be saved? Trial of winning rate 0.01%/無実の男を救えるか? 勝率0.01%の逆転裁判 | Kentaro Takemura | 10.6% | |||
| 4 | February 2, 2018 | Who To Work for/誰がために働く | Mysterious Death by Traffic Accident!? The Husband Killed by an Unscrupulous Company | /謎の交通事故死!? ブラック企業に殺された夫 | Ayuko Tsukahara | 11.4% | ||
| 5 | February 9, 2018 | Vengeance of Death/死の報復 | Stolen body!?Late Wife Commits Suicide?Murdered?/盗まれたご遺体 | ? 亡き妻は自殺か? 他殺か? | 9.0% | |||
| 6 | February 16, 2018 | Not Friends/友達じゃない | Mysterious Celebrity Party Serial Murder... Colleague is one of the suspects!?/謎のセレブパーティ連続殺人...同僚が容疑者 | ? | Kentaro Takemura | 10.1% | ||
| 7 | February 23, 2018 | Murder Game/殺人遊戯 | Live broadcast of murderer online!? Save the Captive Hostage/殺人犯がネットで生中継 | ? 囚われた人質を救え | Yoshiaki Murao | 9.3% | ||
| 8 | March 2, 2018 | My Far Away Home/遥かなる我が家 | Mysterious Building Fire! The Final Message of the Burned Body/謎のビル火災 | 焼死体が語る最後のメッセージ | Ayuko Tsukahara | 10.5% | ||
| 9 | March 9, 2018 | Appearance of enemy/敵の姿 | The Serial Murderer is Nearby! Uncover the Truth Hid for 8 Years/連続殺人犯は近くにいた | 8年越しに掴む真実 | Kentaro Takemura | 10.6% | ||
| 10 | March 16, 2018 | End of the Journey/旅の終わり | Crisis of Collapse... Last Battle of UDI Members/崩壊の危機...UDIメンバー最後の戦い | Ayuko Tsukahara | 13.3% | Extended for 10 minutes | ||
| Average rating 11.1% (Ratings are calculated by Video Research in the Kanto region) | ||||||||
| Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxy Award | 2018 March Monthly Award | Unnatural | ||
| 55th Galaxy Award | Unnatural | |||
| 44th Hoso Bunka Foundation Prize | Grand Prix | Unnatural | Unnatural | |
| International Drama Festival in Tokyo 2018 | Excellent Award | Unnatural | Unnatural | |
| Best Actress | Satomi Ishihara | |||
| Best Screenplay | Akiko Nogi | Akiko Nogi | ||
| Special Award | Production Team | Unnatural Production Team | ||
| Theme Song | "Lemon" Kenshi Yonezu | "Lemon" Yonezu Kenshi | ||
| 11th Confidence Award Drama Prize | Best drama | Unnatural | ||
| Best Actress | Satomi Ishihara | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Arata Iura | |||
| Best Screenplay | Akiko Nogi | Akiko Nogi | ||
| 96th Drama Academy Awards | Best Drama | Unnatural | Unnatural | |
| Best Actress | Satomi Ishihara | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Arata Iura | |||
| Theme Song | "Lemon" Kenshi Yonezu | "Lemon" Yonezu Kenshi | ||
| Best Director | Ayuko Tsukahara, Kentaro Takemura, Yoshiaki Murao | Ayuko Tsukahara, Kentaro Takemura, Yoshiaki Murao | ||
| Best Screenplay | Akiko Nogi | Akiko Nogi | ||
| Confidence Award Drama Prize 2018 | Best Actress | Satomi Ishihara | ||
| Best Screenplay | Akiko Nogi | Akiko Nogi |