The second episode of the drama series "Punch-Drunk Woman: XX Days Left Until Escape" (Nippon TV, Sundays at 10:30 p.m.), starring actress Shinohara Ryoko, was broadcast on January 18th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 3.5% for households and 1.9% 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.
In the second episode, Kozue Fuyuki (Shinohara), a prison guard at Hikawa Detention Center, has always been strict with herself and others, but she begins to feel disturbed by the words of Reiji Kusaka (Jesse), who has been transferred to the center on suspicion of murdering his father. Meanwhile, an important tablet containing data on inmates is stolen by someone, putting Kozue, the head of the ward, at risk of disciplinary action. Meanwhile, Reiji, who is plotting an escape, is also after the tablet... Who stole it? The theft marks the beginning of the countdown to the escape... and so the story unfolds.
