The Eternal Zero: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story of Saeki Kentaro, who continues to fail the National Bar Examinations and lose sight of the goal of his life, and his old sister Keiko, who is a freelance writer looking up their grandfather Miyabe who died in the Pacific War as a Kamikaze pilot. Miyabe had an astute ability as a pilot of fighter planes, but he was extraordinarily afraid of death. His two grandchildren started wondering why he applied for the Kamikaze corps. Revealing Miyabe's unexpected title of "genius yet coward", they unveil a surprising fact which has been sealed for over 60 years.

Series details

• Title: The Eternal Zero
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, War
• Premiere date: 2015-02-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-02-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 2704

Cast and credited roles

• Shirô Itô — Ken'ichirô Ôishi
• Osamu Mukai — Miyabe Kyuzo
• Mikako Tabe — Matsuno Miyabe
• Ryoko Hirosue — Keiko Saeki
• Kenta Kiritani — Kentarô Saeki
• Misaki Abiko — Kiyoko
• Sachiko Kôzuki — Matsuno
• Taizô Harada — Shûichi Fujiki
• Makiya Yamaguchi — Takashi Takayama
• Hideo Ishiguro — Minoru Koyama

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-02-11; final listed air date 2015-02-15; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Eternal Zero on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.