The fifth episode of the TV drama series "PJ: Air Rescue Team" (TV Asahi, Thursdays at 9pm), starring actor Seiyo Uchino, aired on May 22nd, and the average viewership rating (Kanto region, surveyed by Video Research, same below) was 5.8% for households and 3.3% for individuals.
The drama is set in the Air Self-Defense Force's Air Rescue Wing, commonly known as PJ (Pararescue Jumper), an elite rescue unit known as the "last line of defense for saving lives." The story depicts trainees aiming to become PJ members undergoing rigorous training under the strict and unconventional head instructor, Seiji Usami (Uchino).
In the fifth episode, seven students who are aiming to become rescuers after completing the general mountaineering training are given the opportunity to take the same training again as a "supplement" and get motivated again. However, Sayaka Fujiki (Anna Ishii) confides in Usami that she is "not confident," and then sneaks out of the tent and wanders down the dark mountain path...
