The ninth episode of the Fuji TV drama series "Tokyo PD: Metropolitan Police Department Public Relations Section 2," starring actor Sota Fukushi, aired on March 24th and was reported to have an average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region) of 3.8% for households and 2.2% for individuals.
"Tokyo PD: Metropolitan Police Department Public Relations Section 2" is a completely original, socially conscious police drama. It depicts the pride, reputation, conflicts, and struggles between the Metropolitan Police Department's public relations department and the detectives on the scene. For a certain reason, Imaizumi Rintaro (played by Fukushi), who was supposed to go to the First Investigation Division, is sent to Public Relations Section 2 instead. Naoto Naoto Ogata, Ai Yoshikawa, Bokuzo Masana, Terunosuke Takezai, and Rina Ota also appear in the series.
Episode 9 was broadcast under the title "Confession of the 'Real Culprit'! The Battle Between the Criminal Investigation Department and the Public Security Department."
The attempted assassination of a politician had already reached the statute of limitations, but suddenly a "real culprit" appeared claiming, "I did it." The case involved a former subordinate of Public Relations Department employee Ando (played by Ogata)...
