The 13th episode of the TBS Sunday drama "VIVANT," starring actor Masato Sakai, aired on August Getsuku and it has been revealed that it recorded an average viewership rating of 15.1% for households and 9.7% for individuals (according to Video Research, Kanto region).
"VIVANT" tells the story of Nogi Yusuke (played by Sakai), an intelligence agent in the "Special Unit," an unofficial organization directly under the Self-Defense Forces, who struggles to thwart the conspiracy of the international terrorist organization "Tent," but faces a cruel fate that surrounds him. The first season, consisting of 10 episodes, aired from July to September 2023, and the second season (episodes 11 onwards) started on July 26th.
In episode 13, when Ali (Takashi Yamanaka) is interrogated in Cyprus, Shinjo's (Ryo Ryusei) whereabouts are discovered. Shinjo, who betrayed the Public Security Bureau, had managed to escape to Thailand through the connections of a wealthy man. Nogi and Drum (Drum Tomie) begin their search for Shinjo in Thailand...
Who was the mastermind behind the incident? This was the biggest episode of the series yet, a grand climax in the early stages of the story with a plot that defied all expectations.
