The Day to Melt Sadness

Documentary charting rival attempts to reach absolute zero, the ultimate limit of cold, by scientists in London and Leiden. A second race unfolded 100 years later, towards the end of the 20th century, as scientists attempted to produce a Bose Einstein Condensate, a new state of matter predicted by Einstein.With the winner of each scientific race going on to win the Nobel Prize for their work, ultra-cold research has proved to be one of the most competitive fields of modern science.

The Demon of Having 7 Days till the Statute of Limitation

Connection

Secret

Cold Case Hell

The Heartache Left by a Cold Case

Light and Darkness: IT CEO Murder Case

Release

Devotion

The Day to Shatter Sadness

Start running! You slow turtle

The decision

A lie for a good purpose

A failure as a detective

An absence of an intent to kill

The 3 lies

The city of deceit

The enemy appears

The true enemy

The trap behind the showdown

The final day, what awaited them

Previously a detective for public security, Norito Izawa gets transferred to another Division in the General Affairs Department, where he gets assigned a major project to crack down on early signs of potential criminal activity, and preventing them before they occur.

Stop the violent crime of the future

Norito Izawa and Toru from the detective squad finds out that detective Izumi, who had gone missing is found dead. Meanwhile, after getting concerned about Toru’s mental status after he had found out about her death, the team leader tries to make him take some days off for recovery reasons.

Prevent a sad revenge murder

Norito Izawa and the investigation team moves in on a possible new threat posed by a certain individual. The target for the investigation team was a student of an elite university, however now remains unconscious in hospital, after trying to commit suicide from the top of a building last year...

Dangerous person in a coma

Norito Izawa and the team begin their next investigation on a banker with over 36 years of experience. At first, he seems like an ordinary salaryman leaving home very early in the morning for work. A man who seems completely unrelated to any kind of crime. Meanwhile, when members of the team infiltrate the bank, they are confronted with a bank robbery, from which they are able to uncover valuable clues.

Murder with a bank robbery

Norito Izawa gets notified by one of the team members, that he had recognized the need to track down a 17 year old high school student who may be a new potential threat. The student, who is in his 2nd year of high school, is someone who consistently achieves top grades, as well as being one of the best basketball players in his year. However, recently, a series of incidences have been occurring, whereby animals are being mysteriously killed. And security cameras have captured someone of his appearance...

Beautiful boy murderer

Norito Izawa and the investigation squad realize, that a series of mysterious incidences had been happening with some of the individuals linked with the criminal cases. These include the accidental murder of a young girl with a rifle, whilst on a animal hunting trip, and the mysterious death of a court judge who had been dealing with this case, suddenly falling down an elevator to his death. Many more cases like this become the subject of their investigation as they eventually realize that something serious has occurred within the backdrop.

The sad truths of murder sanctions

Norito Izawa and the investigation squad are in a state of shock after the death of one of the team members from the investigation squad. Sadaharu Todo believes that the squad must move on from this tragedy, as he orders the removal of the former member’s name from many of the report documents. Meanwhile, the squad begins to hunt down on a new target linked with drug trafficking, despite the negative mood surrounding the investigators.

Murderer lurking in an apartment

Sadaharu Todo advises the squad about a possible new target for their investigation. Mayumi Sunada who will be getting married in a week’s time, works at a residential affairs division of a local ward office. She becomes the investigation team’s next new target for illegally possessing a gun.

Murder for the bride

Norito Izawa and the investigation team have been able to produce results in their inquiries. As a result, the top echelon of the police department begin to try and support them in pushing them further up the ladder. Meanwhile, a new target arises in the horizon for the investigation team. As a skilled individual in all forms of physical combat, their next focus is on an SP, who may be a potential danger to society?!

The saddest murder of the strongest SP

Norito Izawa sets out on a mission to rescue Toru Yamauchi, who has been captured by a criminal organization which specializes in the kidnapping business. Meanwhile, during his endeavors, he suddenly discovers Izumi Sakuragi who was supposed to have been killed.

Mercy to the revenge

As a former elite detective of public security, Izawa who has been assigned a special mission to foresee crimes before they happen via the “Pre-Criminal Investigation System” begin another thrilling journey with his counterparts, Yamauchi and Odagiri. A breathtaking adventure awaits…

Episode 1

After going missing during bailment, Izawa receives voluntary questioning from Hayakawa of the Metropolitan Police Department regarding the body of a former officer. Meanwhile, when he sees someone through the magic mirror, he becomes furious…

Episode 2

Izawa goes to visit the prisoner who is serving his dues. Meanwhile, he believes that the murderer who killed his wife and daughter is not him...

Episode 3

A new target rises in the horizon for Izawa and the investigation team, as a consultant who supports people who are planning on taking one’s own lives seems to be acting deviously with different intentions…

Episode 4

Members of the Ministry of Justice, Metropolitan Police Dept. as well  as a lawyer comes to meet Izawa and co for an inspection. Meanwhile, the members make a great deal of effort to please the inspectors presenting them with their recent results as well as their current investigations…

Episode 5

After a serious murder incident committed by a 17-year old high-school student sends shockwaves, the pre-criminal investigation becomes the subject of controversy, as Izawa gets the blame for not picking it out much earlier…

Episode 6

Even though Kosaka feels that she’s unable to be on level terms with Izawa, who has lived his life knowing that having a family would be difficult, she believes that they both have one mission in common, which is to seize criminal activity before they happen…

Episode 7

The highly dangerous criminals who the pre-criminal investigation unit had been trying to investigate had already made a run. The criminals had comitted a series of crimes including trickey in the housing business through to a past murder incident which requires attention...

Episode 8

In a intense situation whereby a terrorist bomb attack is about to occur, Kosaka suddenly disappears. Meanwhile, Izawa discovers that there are important data regarding this threat in her handheld PC…

Episode 9

The terror plot for the summit has been successfully seized. However, the individual who is supposedly assumed to have been linked gets shot dead…

Episode 10

Izawa and co realize the identity of the leader behind the terror plot. Meanwhile, the pre-criminal investigation unit realize a new individual with a potential threat…

Episode 11

Izumi Sakuragi 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.

All Episodes of Absolute Zero

Browse all episodes of Absolute Zero

Season 1

The Day to Melt Sadness

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2010

The Demon of Having 7 Days till the Statute of Limitation

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2010

Connection

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/27/2010

Secret

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2010

Cold Case Hell

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/11/2010

The Heartache Left by a Cold Case

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/18/2010

Light and Darkness: IT CEO Murder Case

Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2010

Cry

Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2010

Release

Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/8/2010

Devotion

Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/15/2010

The Day to Shatter Sadness

Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/22/2010