The drama "The Kidnapping Day" features a battle of acting between new and old genius child actors!

The eighth episode of the TV drama series "The Kidnapping Day" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9:00 PM), starring actor Saito Takumi, aired on August 26th. The passionate performance of popular child actor Yuno Nagao Yuno, now 8 years old, and the bizarre performance of former child prodigy Yumi Adachi attracted much attention.

◇The following contains spoilers.

Nanase Rin (Yuno) has lost her memory of the day her parents were murdered and she was kidnapped. Masamune Shinjo (Saito), who is on the run, and Rin visit the Nanase home to search for clues to her memory.

His wife, Shiori (Adachi), who guided Masamune to kidnap Rin, had hidden the security camera footage from the Nanase home. Masamune discovered the footage in Shiori's room. When Shiori realized that Masamune had taken the footage, she let out a maddening growl.

Afterwards, Shiori reports to the police that Masamune and Rin have gone to the Nanase house. Masamune is arrested and separated from the crying Rin... and with that, the story ends.

On social media, there were a number of comments such as, "Yuno Nagao sensei's crying performance was amazing," "You can't just dismiss child actors in one word, Yuno Nagao. They're amazing," "Saito Takumi, Yuno Nagao, and Yumi Adachi all had me trembling with the incredible acting today...," "Yumi Adachi's acting was incredible, as expected, it was scary," "Yumi Adachi and Yuno Nagao are truly genius child actors, their acting was godlike," and "The acting battle between the new and old genius child actors was intense."