The drama series "Private Banker" (TV Asahi, Thursdays 9pm) starring actor Toshiaki Karasawa aired its final episode on March 6th. The episode ended without revealing the mystery of the "mysterious character", which became a hot topic.
The mysterious character is the Tenmuji family butler, a man with an eyepatch, Kato (Eiji Yamamoto). He appeared from the beginning and caught the attention of the viewers. At the end of the final episode, there was a scene where Kato finally removed his eyepatch. There was a chip attached to the back of the eyepatch, and Kato was shown laughing fearlessly, but what it was was not revealed until the end.
Viewers were in an uproar on social media, with comments like, "Who is the eyepatch man after all?", "What is under the eyepatch?", "That's scary! Who is a spy from?", "So the eyepatch on the eyepatch butler did have a purpose after all", "So nothing happened to the eyepatch butler? Really?" and "What was that under the eyepatch? I'm curious!"
There were also comments such as, "I thought there would be some kind of plot twist with him, but the fact that it remains a mystery means there will be a sequel?", "I want there to be sequels until the mystery of Eyepatch-san is solved -- I can't help but be curious," and "I think there will be a second season to tie up all the loose ends surrounding Eyepatch-san. They're definitely considering making this into a series."
After the broadcast, Yamamoto Eiji, who played the role, posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account, "Thank you for watching the final episode! Just when I thought the mystery of the eyepatch had been revealed, it only deepened. I'm happy that everyone has paid so much attention to it. I guess you could say this is a case of ``the eyepatch scheme where mystery leads to more mysteries.'' Everyone, please be careful of men wearing eyepatches," along with a photo of his face without makeup.
