The 28th episode of NHK's night drama "Someday, in Zero Gravity" (General TV, Monday-Thursday 10:45 PM), starring actor Kiryu Aso, will be broadcast on October 23rd. Asuka (Kiryu), who is worried about her future, feels a sense of loss as she is reminded of Hikari's (Misato Morita) absence. Meanwhile, together with Sui (Daiken Okudaira), she takes on the final difficult hurdle of satellite development: the thermal vacuum test...
The drama features four girls from the astronomy club who, in high school, shared their dream of "going to space together." As they grow up and go their separate ways, they suddenly reunite with their forgotten dreams. "If we had a micro-satellite, maybe even we could aim for space today..." Encouraged by their "older selves," they begin their second youth...
Kiryu will play the main character, Mochizuki Asuka, while Morita will play Hibino Hikari, whom Asuka reunites with. Other cast members include Katayama Yuki as Mizuhara Shu, a friend of Asuka and Hikari's in the astronomy club, Ito Marika as Kiuchi Haruko, and Okudaira as Kanazawa Sui, a university student in a space engineering lab. The drama is narrated by Tasuku Emoto.
In episode 28, Asuka, who was in charge of a client for a space venture company at work, began to think a little about whether she herself might "make space her career." She recalls that she had had such a conversation with Hikari in high school, but lacked the courage and determination to choose that path.
Asuka is reminded once again of the loss of Hikari. Meanwhile, Asuka and Sui take on the final hurdle in the satellite development: the thermal vacuum test.
