Galileo – Character Profiles

14Sep08

Characters

Fukuyama Masaharu as Yukawa Manabu (36)
Assistant Professor at Teito University’s Physics Department. A genius physicist, Yukawa’s also an all-round sportsman, tall, handsome, with excellent fashion sense but eccentric. Police detectives gave him the name “Galileo” out of respect for his ability to unhesitatingly and logically analyse from unexpected angles with his brilliant mind. He was in the same university cohort as Kusanagi, and often listens to Kusanagi’s cases concerning signs of the occult, giving him the key to the cases. However, Yukawa has no interest in criminals and investigation. He just has a strong desire to prove and unravel phenomenon that occurs in the cases.

Shibasaki Kou as Utsumi Kaoru (27)
Rookie female detective, and Yukawa’s partner. She was transferred from the Traffice Police department in accordance to her wishes. The replacement of Detective Kusanagi, Utsumi is young, frank, passionate and favours emotions over logic. She respects her senior, Kusanagi Shunpei, and hopes to be like him one day. Her relationship with Yukawa is like oil and water.

Shinagawa Hiroshi as Yuge Shiro (31)
Detective with Kaizuka Police Precinct. As Utsumi’s senior, he often acts together with Utsumi in investigations. He’s a rather comical character with a cocky side, and a weak side when beaten.

Kitamura Kazuki as Kusanagi Shunpei (36)
Detective with Kaizuka Police Precinct, and Yukawa’s friend. He earned himself the nickname “Mystery Hunter” because his ability to solve occult cases is second to none. In recognition of his achievements, he is transferred to the police agency’s first investigative division but in truth, he has Yukawa to thank for almost all his achievements. Kusanagi is also a man who likes any type of woman.

Watanabe Ikkei as Kuribayashi Hiromi (45)
Yukawa’s assistant at Teito University. He is unsympathetic towards police who bring cryptic cases that disturb research.

Maya Miki as Jonouchi Sakurako (38)
A beautiful medical examiner. She’s cool and collected no matter how horrible the corpse before her looks. She perceives the truth behind “Mystery Hunter” Detective Kusanagi’s many achievements.

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