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Specialist (スペシャリスト) is a Japanese television drama series that premiered on TV Asahi on 14 January 2016. It was previously aired as Saturday Night drama from 2013 to 2015. In this drama, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of SMAP, played the lead role, Kaho Minami, Yūta Hiraoka and Natsuna appeared in supporting roles. The first episode received a viewership rating of 17.1%, and its overall average was 12.0%. It was Sei Ashina’s final television role before her death in 2020.
Original Release
01/14/2016
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tsuyoshi Kusanagi | Yoshito Takuma |
| Kaho Minami | Chinami Anekoji |
| Sei Ashina | Yuiko Matsubara |
| Yuta Hiraoka | Kohei Horikawa |
| Masato Wada | Nozomu Nogata |
| Mitsuru Fukikoshi | Hiroki Takido |
| Ikkô Suzuki | (as Ikko Suzuki) |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Thursday, 14 January 2016 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Thursday, 21 January 2016 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Thursday, 28 January 2016 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Thursday, 04 February 2016 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Thursday, 11 February 2016 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Wednesday, 18 February 2015 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Thursday, 25 February 2016 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Thursday, 03 March 2016 |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | Thursday, 10 March 2016 |
| 10 | Episode #1.10 | Thursday, 17 March 2016 |
Directors
Go Shichitaka, Takuro Oikawa, Mitsunobu Hosokawa
Writers
Masashi Todayama, Yûichi Tokunaga
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tsuyoshi Kusanagi | Yoshito Takuma |
| Kaho Minami | Chinami Anekoji |
| Sei Ashina | Yuiko Matsubara |
| Yuta Hiraoka | Kohei Horikawa |
| Masato Wada | Nozomu Nogata |
| Mitsuru Fukikoshi | Hiroki Takido |
| Ikkô Suzuki | (as Ikko Suzuki) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ikuei Yokochi | Executive Producer |
| Masayuki Meguro | Producer |
| Kôichi Funatsu | Producer |
| Ken'ichi Wasano | Producer |
| Seiji Kawashima | Producer |
