Zettai Reido

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Details
Title: â‘Ηë“x
Title (romaji): Zettai Reido
Tagline: –¢‰ðŒˆŽ–Œ“Á–½‘{¸ / Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Crime, Detective
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2010-Apr-13 start
Air time: Tuesday 21:00

Synopsis
Sakuragi Izumi (Ueto Aya) is a new police sergeant with the Special Investigations Office, which was set up within the Metropolitan Police in November last year. The new investigation team uses DNA analysis and the latest in forensics science to investigate cold cases as well as cases suspected to involve missing persons.

Cast
Ueto Aya as Sakuragi Izumi
Miyasako Hiroyuki as Tsukamoto Keigo
Yamaguchi Sayaka as Takamine Ryoko
Maruyama Tomomi as Fukazawa Yuki
Kitagawa Hiromi as Omori Sae
Kimura Ryo as Takebayashi Takumi
Nagata Akira as Michio Yukinari
Minami Keisuke as Akiyama Toru
Saito Megumi (âV“¡‚ß‚®‚Ý) as Mitsui Tomomi
Nakahara Takeo as Shiraishi Shintaro
Sugimoto Tetta as Kurata Takumi
Kitaoji Kinya as Nagashima Hideo

Production Credits
Screenwriter: Sakai Masaaki (Žðˆä‰ëH)
Producer: Moriyasu Aya (XˆÀÊ)
Directors: Murakami Masanori, Iwata Kazuyuki (Šâ“c˜as)
Music: Hayashi Yuki

Official Site
http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/C-273/index.html

The first episode was very good. Even though the case felt too complicated for me with too many details/points to follow, it was absorbing and reached an exciting climax at resolution. I was surprised at the rating of 18% but it feels well-justified after watching the first episode. Some of the discoveries, I am not sure how they were discovered/confirmed though, they were gone over very quickly.

i thought the case lacks originality. I can't pinpoint what is the cause but as the plot unveils, it seems like a pinball that hits nowhere and I lost interest. The suspects are like decoys to viewers like me and they add no excitment to the show.

Perhaps they are trying to amalgamate CSI with Cold Case.

I'm waiting for the English subtitles.
They will be there... surely someday ;)

I like the song used in this drama: Shadow Behind by Love Psychedelico.

Here's the video.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4sn5RjiWHI

What impresses me most about this series is how the stories of the victims, the criminals and families/friends involved are all poignantly told. Some of the cases are a bit predictable and the characterization of most of the regular characters felt severely lacking, but I thought Ueto Aya did a good job protraying her character, even though she seemed to be doing the same things every episode. I probably wouldn't have finished it if I didn't have all the episodes downloaded, but the series didn't feel long and I didn't want to skip any of it while watching.

I agree even though i still haven watch it yet.. :bonk: to compare Aya-Chan serious characteristic in previous drama Hokaben as a lawyer, i felt that she acted superbly even when many has criticized its storyline and low rating drama..so Zettai Reido is a must watch drama.. :victory: