The second episode of the Getsuku drama "Absolute Zero: Emergency Investigation of Information Crimes" (Fuji TV, Mondays at 9pm), starring Yasuko Sawaguchi, aired on October 13th. Guest appearance by Reika Sakurai as supermarket clerk Saki Hashimoto caused a stir among viewers with her performance.
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This fifth film in the series is set in the "Special Information Crime Unit" (commonly known as DICT), an investigative agency that pursues perpetrators of "information crimes" that abuse advanced information technology and threaten the lives and property of citizens, and confronts a variety of information crimes, including "special frauds" and "cyber terrorism," typified by anonymous, mobile crimes (commonly known as "tokuryu").
While Dicto interviews the victims of "SNS romance scams," he discovers that an account in Saki's name was being used as part of the remittance route. Saki had given her account information to her Korean boyfriend, Park Dae-hyun, and the account was being used to launder funds for a criminal group.
As the investigation progresses, it is revealed that Park's true identity is Saki's colleague, Fujii Haruka (Nahana). At the same time, Haruka turns herself in, saying, "I'm tired of being Park."
In the presence of Ninomiya (played by Sawaguchi) and others, Haruka confronted Saki and revealed that she was Park and apologized. However, Saki had already realized that Park was Haruka, and confessed that "the time I spent talking with Park was invaluable to me."
When Haruka said, "What's the point? You already know it's fake," Saki shouted, "It's not fake!" and slammed the desk next to her. Then, with a creepy smile on her face, Saki said, "Pak really exists," and yelled at Ninomiya, who had come to her repeatedly to hear her story, "You've ruined my happiness!"
On social media, the film became a hot topic, with comments such as, "Sakurai-san, you gave a wonderful performance," "Sakurai Reika's crazy acting was also good," and "I loved Sakurai Reika's performance of transforming into a crazy person."
