Genius Professor Detective -- Galileo

Konnichiwa minasan! I would like to share with you a Japanese TV series, "Galileo" with you here. The story is about the a genius physicist and university associate professor, who solves difficult mysteries together with a rookie detective. One of my favourite Japanese actors, Fukuyama Masaharu plays the physics genius Yukawa Manabu, while Shibasaki Kou, plays rookie detective Utsumi Kaoru in the show. "Galileo"is a Japanese television drama based on Detective Galileo (探偵ガリレオ, Tantei Garireo), a novel by the famous mystery writer Keigo Higashino (東野 圭吾,, Higashino Keigo). This is the TV series in year 2008.

Title        : Galileo
Genre      : Drama, Mystery
Episodes  : 10
Story       :
Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective who has just been reassigned to the criminal division, finds her investigation of her first murder case stalled by the seemingly supernatural phenomenons surrounding the event. She seeks help from Shunpei Kusanagi, a senior detective at the police headquarter, who introduces her to his college buddy and an associate professor at Teito University, Manabu Yukawa. Yukawa is a tall, handsome, brilliant but eccentric scientist who is interested in nothing but physics, while Utsumi is a hot-blooded detective with a strong sense of justice. Together, the odd pair solves many difficult and seemingly impossible crimes with their individual talents.

Casts :
Kou Shibasaki as Kaoru Utsumi (内海薫, Utsumi Kaoru)
Masaharu Fukuyama as Manabu Yukawa (湯川学, Yukawa Manabu)
Kazuki Kitamura as Shunpei Kusanagi (草薙俊平, Kusanagi Shunpei)
Hiroshi Shinagawa as Shiro Yuge (弓削志郎, Yuge Shirō)
Ikkei Watanabe as Hiromi Kuribayashi (栗林宏美, Kuribayashi Hiromi)
Miki Maya as Sakurako Jonouchi (城ノ内桜子, Jōnouchi Sakurako)

Fukuyama looks handsome and dashing in this series and it has been four and a half years since he shelved his acting career to focus on singing. Moreover, there are also some special guests starring in this series. They are Toshiaki Karasawa, Shingo Katori from SMAP, Mantaro Koichi and many more. You may catch a special guest for every episode.

OK, let us take a peek of some scenes of "Galileo".

In my opinion, this drama is a must watch for Japanese drama fans! Thus, if you are interested to catch this drama, please click into "Galileo".

Enjoy watching! ^.^