Who can resist a good crisis or the scent of a woman?
The panic-thriller/comedy series “Panic In” celebrates all of the classical panic and disaster movie themes and tropes with a high-octane television drama full of suspense, laughter, tears, joy and soul-satisfying human emotion! Computer graphics add a level of scale and impact never before seen in made-for-television entertainment.
Torao Kurumada (43) is a hapless, middle-aged bachelor who is always changing jobs, but every time he starts at new place of employment, he is interrupted by some major incident or disaster such as a runaway bus, an unidentified mysterious animal, or terrorists. Each challenge is accompanied by a fateful encounter with a woman whether a college student, an office lady or a widow with whom he falls helplessly in love and for whom he is willing to sacrifice life and limb to save. It is the classic tale of a guy trying to win the girl amid extreme circumstances. But will it ever work for Torao?

Each episode is filmed by a guest director; Taichi Suzuki, the first ever 4-award winner at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival (“The Brat” ’12), action specialist, Yoshikatsu Kimura (“Karate Girl”, ’11), globally-acclaimed director SABU ( “Bunny Drop”, ’11 & “Kanikosen”, ’09), Munenori Nagano, who while active also as an actor in the popular theatrical troupe “European Project” is an award-winning independent filmmaker, for a total of 4 directors all bringing their own flair and taste to this all new “panic” action-comedy genre.

Stemming from a need to speed up the capture of criminals using hard evidence, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has just established a new forensic lab information and investigative authority section inside the Firs criminal Division, the top killer catchers on the force. The members of the forensic team are dubbed the “white coats.” Kazuki Kitamura stars in his first lead role for a TBS drama series as white coat investigator Satoshi Ichinose, who uses his advanced forensic skills and unique investigative methods to crack puzzling cases. He is joined by Shosuke Tanihara as “the human lie detector” Masayuki Honda, and Hiroyuki Miyasako ex-forensics ace, Toru Okunuki, to round out the cool white coat, forensic “geek” trio. While they all differ in personality and specialty, it is their cooperation and respect for each that solves crimes.