Zettai Reido
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Zettai Reido (絶対零度, Absolute Zero[1]) is a Japanese police procedural television drama. The first season, subtitled Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sōsa (未解決事件特命捜査, lit. "Special Cold Case Investigation"), was set in a fictional version of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department division that specializes in investigating cold cases, which is based on an actual division established in Japan in 2009.[2] The first season aired from April 13 to June 22, 2010 on Fuji TV's Kakku time-slot. It premiered to an 18% rating.[3] A special two-hour-long episode which served as conclusion to the first series was aired on July 8, 2011.
Zettai Reido | |
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Genre | Police procedural Drama |
Starring | Aya Ueto Hiroyuki Miyasako Sayaka Yamaguchi Tomomi Maruyama Hiromi Kitagawa Ryo Kimura Takeo Nakahara Tetta Sugimoto Kin'ya Kitaōji Akira Nagata Keisuke Minami Megumi Saito Kenta Kiritani Takashika Kobayashi Rie Minemura |
Theme music composer | Love Psychedelico |
Opening theme | "Shadow Behind" |
Ending theme | "Dry Town (Theme of Zero)" "It's You" (Season 2) |
Composer | Yuki Hayashi |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Aya Moriyasu Satoko Kashikawa |
Running time | 47 minutes |
Production company | Kyodo Television |
Original release | |
Network | Fuji TV |
Release | April 13, 2010 (2010-04-13) – September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20) |
Season two of Zettai Reido, subtitled Tokushu Hanzai Sennyū Sōsa (特殊犯罪潜入捜査, lit. "Special Undercover Crime Investigation") takes place a year after the events of the special episode, after Sakuragi and her fellow detectives have been transferred to the undercover investigation division which deals with current crimes.[4] The second season aired from July 12 to September 20, 2011 on Fuji TV's Kakku time-slot. It premiered to a 15.4% rating and ended with a season-high rating of 16.3%.[5][6][7] The last leg of the second season featured guest star appearances by Yūsuke Santamaria and You Yokoyama.[8][9]
The opening and ending themes for season one and two are performed by rock duo Love Psychedelico.[10][11]