Absolute Zero: Mizen Hanzai Sennyu Sousa (2018)

Absolute Zero: Mizen Hanzai Sennyu Sousa (Japanese: 絶対零度～未然犯罪潜入捜査～) is a Japanese television crime drama that aired on Fuji TV from July 9 to September 10, 2018. It serves as the third installment in the Absolute Zero series. The series follows a specialized team tasked with a secret government project designed to predict and prevent serious crimes before they occur.

Absolute Zero 3 promotional image — Promotional artwork for the 2018 series.

Premise

The Japanese government implements a clandestine project that aggregates personal data from citizens to identify individuals likely to commit violent crimes. A specialized unit, operating undercover, is then deployed to investigate these potential perpetrators and prevent the crimes from taking place. The protagonist, Norito Izawa (played by Ikki Sawamura), is a former elite detective from the security bureau who is demoted to the documentation section of the general affairs department. This department serves as a front for the secret project, housing various "troublemakers" from the National Police Agency who are recruited to carry out the operation.

Cast

The series features an ensemble cast including:

Ikki Sawamura as Norito Izawa
Yu Yokoyama as Toru Yamauchi
Tsubasa Honda as Yui Odagiri
Tokio Emoto as Hikotaro Minami
Mitsuru Hirata as Kaoru Tamura
Atsushi Ito as Sadaharu Todo
Aya Ueto as Izumi Sakuragi
Magi as Seiji Hayakawa
Michiko Tanaka as Mai Itakura

Production and Broadcast

The series was directed by Yuichi Sato, with scripts written by Hideya Hamada and Shota Koyama. It aired in the Monday 21:00 time slot on Fuji TV, succeeding The Confidence Man JP and preceding Suits. The series achieved an average viewership rating of 10.6% in the Kanto region.