[JAPAN DRAMA 2010] ZETTAI REIDO~MIKAIKETSU JIKEN TOKUMEI SOUSA

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UETO AYA, KIMURA RYO, YAMAGUCHI SAYAKA

Aya Ueto stars as detective in "Zettai Reido"

Tue, March 2, 2010 (6:50pm EST)

Actress and singer Aya Ueto (24) will star in the upcoming drama series "Zettai Reido ~Mikaiketsu Jiken Tokumei Sousa~," playing a police detective for the first time. Fuji TV will broadcast the show on Tuesdays at 9:00pm, starting on April 13.

The drama is based on Japan's first "tokumei sousa taisakumini coopersu" ("special investigation office"), established this past November. The office focuses on using the latest techniques in analyzing evidence to approach difficult cases that have so far gone unsolved.

In the show, Ueto plays Izumi Sakuragi, an energetic rookie detective assigned to the office. Kinya Kitaoji (67) plays her boss, while her team includes Hiroyuki Miyasako (39), Tetta Sugimoto (44), and Sayaka Yamaguchi (30). Tomomi Maruyama (34), Takeo Nakahara (58), Hiromi Kitagawa (29), and Ryo Kimura (21) have also been cast.