The first episode of the drama series "Punch-Drunk Woman: XX Days Left Until Prison Break" (Nippon TV, Sundays at 10:30 p.m.), starring actress Shinohara Ryoko, was broadcast on January 11th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 3.6% for households and 2.0% for individuals.
The drama is an original prison escape suspense story inspired by a true story from overseas in which a female prison guard helped a male inmate escape and escaped with him. Veteran female prison guard Kozue Fuyuki (played by Shinohara) has always lived a disciplined and honest life, but her life is turned upside down when she meets Reiji Kusaka (played by Jesse), a pretrial detainee charged with robbery and murder who is closely related to Kozue's secret.
The first episode was titled "Forbidden Love with a Murderer...A Prison Guard Becomes a Villain."
