The first episode of the Getsuku drama "Absolute Zero: Information Crime Emergency Investigation" (Fuji TV, Mondays at 9pm), starring Yasuko Sawaguchi, was broadcast on October 6th. Sawaguchi, who plays Ninomiya Nami, a police sergeant and member of the Information Crime Special Task Force (DICT), was frequently shown running, which became a hot topic among viewers.
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The drama is the fifth in the "Absolute Zero" series. So far, seasons 1 (2010) and 2 (2011) starring Aya Ueto, season 3 (2018) starring Kazuki Sawamura, and season 4 (2020) have aired.
The setting for this episode is DICT, an investigative agency that pursues perpetrators of "information crimes" that abuse advanced information technology and threaten the lives and property of citizens. They tackle a variety of information crimes, from "special frauds" typified by anonymous, mobile crimes (commonly known as "tokuryu") to "cyber terrorism," ranging from everyday crimes that threaten people's daily lives to large-scale crimes that threaten national security.
A series of robberies involving the misuse of information occurs. Similarities between the incidents lead to speculation that the crimes may be the work of the "Tokuryu" group, and DICT investigator Shimizu Sae (Kuroshima Yuina) identifies the perpetrator. Although the perpetrator is arrested, it turns out that the man was merely following instructions, and this does not lead to the identification of the criminal group. Ninomiya wants to see the crime scene for himself, so he rushes out with Yamauchi Toru (Yokoyama Yu).
Ninomiya struggles to solve the robbery. There are many scenes of him running at full speed, and in one scene where he confronts the perpetrator, he is shown knocking him down with a single punch as he tries to escape. There is also a scene where Ninomiya visits a woman injured in the crime in her hospital room, where he takes to the karaoke microphone and belts out Vaundy's "Kaiju no Hanauta."
On social media, people were talking about the film, saying things like, "Absolute Zero was amazing. I was so happy to see Sawaguchi's action and singing. She ran around a lot and looked really cool," "Sawaguchi Yasuko is so cool. She sings well!" "But Sawaguchi Yasuko runs really well. She's amazing considering she's 60," "Isn't Sawaguchi Yasuko running too much? Amazing!" and "Sawaguchi Yasuko is so cute singing Kaiju no Hanauta."
