Ouroboros (TV series)

Ouroboros (ウロボロス〜この愛こそ、正義。) is a Japanese drama series which tells the story about two men, one a detective and another a member of the yakuza, who seek to find the truth about a murder that happened twenty years ago which was clamped down by the police.[1] It is based on the manga of the same name by Kanzaki Yuuya.

For other uses, see Ouroboros (disambiguation).
Ouroboros
Genre
  • Suspense
  • Thriller
  • Action
Based onOuroboros Manga written by Kanzaki Yuya
Directed byYasuharu Ishii
Starring
Theme music composerKimura Hideakira
Opening themeNo One by Kimura Hideakira and ENA
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time45-47 minutes (pilot was around 90 minutes)
Release
Original networkTBS
Original releaseJanuary 16, 2015 (2015-01-16)

The 10-episode long drama was released in 2015 starring Toma Ikuta and Shun Oguri in the leading roles.

The first episode was aired on January 16, 2015 and the series concluded on March 20, 2015.

Apart from Ikuta and Oguri, the series also starred Juri Ueno as Mizuki Hibino, Kotaru Yoshida as Kaoru Mishima, Kenichi Takito as Shinichi Chouno and Yo Yoshida as Tomiko Tachibana.

Aoi Nakamura appeared as a member of the supporting cast in Episode 1 as the petty thief Sawatari.

It was after eight years that Oguri and Ikuta came on board in the same project. The last time they shared screen was in the 2007 live action adaptation of the shoujo manga series Hanazakari no Kimitachi e or Hana-Kimi.

Plot

Ikuo Ryuuzaki (Toma Ikuta) comes across as a bumbling detective with a penchant for smelling around for clues like a "sniffer dog" as put by his partner Mizuki Hibino. Famous for having the highest arrest rate in the second bureau of the Tokyo Police department, he seems to be a promising young detective with a keen sense of justice.

Tatsuya Danno (Shun Oguri) is a promising young member of the Yakuza, rising swiftly up the ranks due to his quick, swift thinking and suave good looks. He has a tendency to joke with a dead-pan expression, catching everyone offguard at times, well everyone except his loyal right-hand man Fukamachi.

These two men seemingly have nothing in common but are currently moving forward powered by the same desire: to take revenge on the "man with the gold watch" who suppressed the investigation and their statements about witnessing the murder of their teacher, Yuiko-sensei, who was more of an older sister/mother figure to them in the orphanage.

A murder disguised as suicide in the opening episode of the series paves way for the expose of the rampant corruption present in the higher tiers of the police department. Trusting his nose (both literally and figuratively), Ikuo manages to find the culprit along with some covert help from Tacchan or Tatsuya Danno. Also, they uncover the vestiges of truth about the Kintokei-gumi, the "men with the golden watch" who seemingly had more sinister points of interest about the establishment of Mahoroba Orphanage where the protagonists lived until that fateful murder occurred.

As the series progresses, both the characters evolve in their own ways as they grasp every straw to uncover the truth. Ikuo falls for his partner Mizuki even though he realises that her father might be Yuiko-sensei's killer. As Tatsuya put it, "Can you kill him if the truth comes out that way?"

In the finale, Tatsuya deliberately tries to create a rift between Ikuo and himself as he realises that Ikuo had unwittingly created a life revolving around a new and trustworthy set of comrades who unflinchingly trust him. But he was surprised when Ikuo turned up, especially when the murderer was discovered to be someone unexpected and someone whom Tatsuya didn't want Ikuo to kill.[2]

Cast and characters

Main

Guest
  • Aoi Nakamura as Sawatari (episode 1)
  • Gou Ayano as Nachi Sosuke (episodes 7-10)

Ratings

In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Episode # Original broadcast date Kanton region
1 January 16, 2015 11.5%
2 January 23, 2015 12.6%
3 January 30, 2015 10.4%
4 February 6, 2015 9.8%
5 February 13, 2015 10.1%
6 February 20, 2015 9.2%
7 February 27, 2015 10.6%
8 March 6, 2015 9.6%
9 March 13, 2015 9.4%
10 March 20, 2015 11.3%
Average 10.4%

References
  1. "Ouroboros". IMDB.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. "Ouroboros Ep 10 Finale". Ritsu no Doramaland.
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