The third episode of the drama series "Broadcasting Station Occupy" (NTV, Saturdays at 9 PM), starring Sakurai Sho, aired on July 26th. Towards the end of the episode, a scene was depicted in which Masaki (Tanigawa Shoichiro), the owner of the dry cleaning shop who was kidnapped by Ibuki (Kato Seishiro), suddenly changes his attitude, which caused a stir on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In the third episode, the Yokai take over a broadcasting station and demand that Musashi (Sakurai) uncover the dark side of Mikawa (Kitadai Takashi), a Tokyo gubernatorial candidate who is being held hostage. In his haste to uncover the truth, Musashi learns that an elementary school student attending the soccer school that Mikawa represents has committed suicide by jumping off a building.
Meanwhile, Ibuki, whose life is in the hands of Yamato (Fuma Kikuchi), tries to kidnap Mazaki, the owner of the dry cleaning shop, as ordered, but is found by Mazaki's daughter, Ayame (Kitamura Yui). Yamato knocks Ayame unconscious and takes her away with Mazaki.
And so, the "negotiation battle" between Musashi and Hannya finally begins during the live broadcast. Musashi reveals that Mikawa's crime was that he abused and drove Tsukumi Reo, a student at his soccer school, into a corner, and points out that the true identity of Amabie, who holds a grudge against Mikawa, is Reo's mother, Sayuki (Tomosaka Rie). Having admitted all his crimes on live broadcast, Mikawa's authority has been ruined... and so the story unfolds.
Yamato, who has imprisoned Mazaki and the others in a factory, reveals to Ibuki and the others that Mazaki is a "faceless man," an underworld assassin who will kill anyone for money. He demands that Mazaki tell him the location of his hideout. Then, towards the end of the film, when Yamato temporarily disappears, Ibuki asks Mazaki and the others to use a broken bottle to remove the chip-shaped bomb embedded in his neck, and releases Mazaki from his restraints. When Ibuki turns around, Mazaki, still staring at the broken bottle in his hand, mutters, "I wonder how they found out... they said I'm a faceless man," and raises the bottle with a smile.
On social media, people were horrified by Masaki's sudden change. Comments such as "The faceless man is too scary," "I got a chill at the end," "The dry cleaner's owner is seriously creepy," and "It was so scary I cried" were posted.
