The fifth episode of the TV drama series "The Kidnapping Day" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9pm), starring actor Saito Takumi, was broadcast on August 5th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 5.3% for households and 3.0% for individuals.
This human mystery is based on the popular Korean drama of the same name (2023). It depicts the story of a kind-hearted but bumbling kidnapper, Shinjo Masamune, played by Saito, and a genius girl with amnesia, Nanase Rin, played by child actress Yuno Nagao, who are being pursued by unidentified men.
In episode 5, Shinjo (Saito) and Rin (Nagao), who had been on the run separately, are brought back to Mizuhara Yukiko's (Uchida Yuki) villa, where they come face to face with Kevin Fukuzumi (Suzuki Kosuke), the "mastermind" who has been pursuing them. Shinjo and Rin, who are under house arrest, sneak past the guards to search for an emergency phone line to call for help, but just then, Rin finally regains her memories of the day of the incident.
The story unfolds as we discover who killed Rin's parents.
