The seventh episode of the drama series "Reborn ~The Last Hero~" (TV Asahi, Tuesdays at 9 PM), starring actor Issei Takahashi, aired on May 26th, and it has been revealed that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region) was 5.0% for households and 2.8% for individuals.
The drama tells the story of a man who is reborn as a different person and given a second chance at life. Takahashi plays two roles: Mitsunori Neo, an IT company president who has achieved great wealth and fame and is called a "charisma of the times," and Hideto Nomoto, the heir to a dry cleaning business. Other cast members in the drama include Anne Nakamura, Ouji Suzuka, Mayu Yokota, Fumiyo Kohinata, and Masachika Ichimura.
In episode 7, the world is turned upside down by the coronavirus in 2020. Mitsumasa Neo, who has been reincarnated as Hideto Nomoto, overcomes a major crisis with infection control goods. NEOXIS is hit hard by the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics, and Tatsuki Tomono (Ouji Suzuka) comes to Hideto for advice. Hideto is puzzled when he hears that the former Mitsumasa had started a new business immediately but has remained holed up at home. Meanwhile, the land acquisition of Akari Shopping Street, which Hideto had feared, surfaces. Hideto works tirelessly to protect Akari Shopping Street... and so the story unfolds.
