The third episode of the TV drama series "The Kidnapping Day" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9pm), starring actor Saito Takumi, was broadcast on July 22nd, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 4.9% for households and 2.9% for individuals.
This work is a human mystery based on the drama of the same name (2023) that became a hot topic in Korea. It depicts the story of the kind-hearted and clumsy kidnapper Shinjo Masamune, played by Saito, and the amnesiac genius girl Nanase Rin, played by child actor Yuno Nagao, being chased by unidentified men.
In the third episode, Shinjo and Rin are hiding in Shiori's (Yumi Adachi) apartment. Rin suspects Shiori, who is the mastermind behind the kidnapping... Meanwhile, Detective Sunouchi Tsukasa (Eguchi Yosuke) and others learn that the security cameras at the Nanase house had been removed a few days before the incident...