The Kawaii Factor in J-Dramas: Female Leads Unnatural is a case-of-the-week medical mystery show; its main theme is the change of reality brought upon by imminent death of a loved one. Mystery and exhilarating human drama unfold against the backdrop of the “unnatural death institute”, or “UDI”. For example, the body of a young man is brought into the UDI lab one day; cause of his death is attributed to ischemic heart disease. But the victim’s parents are puzzled by the freak nature of their son’s death and turn to medical coroner Mikoto, to find the real reason. Together with her lab technician partner, Yuko Shoji, and rookie medical recorder, Rokuro, they examine the body for a possible drug poisoning and then learn that female colleague of the deceased man has just died suddenly. (Source: TBS) Edit Translation
- English
- Türkçe
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Native Title: アンナチュラル
- Also Known As: Annachuraru , Unnatural Death , Annatsuraru
- Screenwriter: Nogi Akiko
- Director: Tsukahara Ayuko, Takemura Kentaro, Murao Yoshiaki
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Medical
Cast & Credits
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![Ishihara Satomi in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)]( "Ishihara Satomi in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)")
Ishihara Satomi Main Role -
![Iura Arata in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)]( "Iura Arata in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)")
Iura Arata Support Role -
![Kubota Masataka in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)]( "Kubota Masataka in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)")
Kubota Masataka Support Role -
![Ichikawa Mikako in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)]( "Ichikawa Mikako in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)")
Ichikawa Mikako Support Role -
![Matsushige Yutaka in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)]( "Matsushige Yutaka in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)")
Matsushige Yutaka Support Role -
![Yakushimaru Hiroko in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)]( "Yakushimaru Hiroko in Unnatural Japanese Drama (2018)")
Yakushimaru Hiroko Support Role
Reviews
Unnatural features a skilled cast depicting intriguing characters with complex backstories and motives portrayed by Ishihara Satomi, Iura Arata and Kubota Masataka. This drama marks a reunion of Ishihara Satomi and Iura Arata. They were last in a drama together in 2012’s Rich Man, Poor Woman. It is remarkable the transformation Iura has made from the two roles. I only realized it was him after reading through the cast. Iura is such a skilled actor with amazing range. I will have to seek out more of his works.
I binged this drama in a couple days before the last episode aired and this drama is quite a ride. This drama is extremely well balanced and keeps its audience engaged from episode to episode. This drama does a very good job in introducing its characters backstories and delving into what makes them tick. While each episode typically offers a new case, it’s the overarching focus on its characters that kept me so engaged throughout. I’m typically pretty cautious when it comes to procedural dramas, but this drama is the perfect mix. If you are like me and hesitate about starting this drama, Don’t Be! Take the plunge! Trust me, you won’t regret it! Here’s to hoping there is a second season!!!
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There's some changes in my review
Let me be honest, the reason I've been looking forward for this drama is because of Kubota Masataka and Ishihara Satomi. They're both my favorite J actors. But as I finished this drama, I've fallen in love with all the actors from UDI. The acting is on point and all the characters are awesome, well except from the villains of course lol.Whenever I watched an investigation drama, I will mostly judge the drama based on the cases. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the case in episode 1 is quite boring BUT other than that, all the cases in this drama is very interesting and intriguing. There are few cases that touched my heart and make me shed tears because it's so touching and sad.
This is my first Asian drama about pathology and Unnatural certainly set the bar high for my next pathology drama. Watching the procedure and the conclusion is very fascinating. I learnt a lot from this drama.
I hope there will be season 2 will all the same cast because this drama is perfection and I totally recommend this!
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Hello, this is me in the year 2021 and I want to share something.
Recently, I re-watched this drama and I noticed that I stated "the case in episode 1 is quite boring". I want to slap myself lol. With this pandemic that's happening all over the world for already 1 year, it made me appreciate the case in episode 1 when I re-watch this drama. It hit too close too comfort with the pandemic that we're all currently experiencing. I understand the panic and chaos that happened in the drama.
With my changed statement, I hereby announce that all the case in this drama is very interesting and intriguing lol.
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