The 16th episode of the TBS Sunday drama "VIVANT" (Sundays at 9 PM), starring actor Masato Sakai, aired on August 30th, and the "important role" of an unexpected character was revealed, surprising viewers.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In episode 16, Nogi (Sakai) interrogates Public Security Chief Sano (Bando Yajuro) and extracts the truth about Nozaki's (Hiroshi Abe) undercover operation. Sano reveals that not only what was said within Public Security, but even what was said at his home, everything that happened in the Public Security Foreign Affairs Division 4 was leaked to Shinshi.
Regarding the meticulous plan with Nozaki, he said, "Nogi must have gone too. With Nozaki and Tojo," and confessed that they had met at a monjayaki restaurant called "Ofudaya" in Tsukishima. Sano revealed, "With the help of the proprietress, who was a former public security intelligence officer, we set up a radio jamming device. We had the cameras and listening devices checked every day, and we decided to discuss classified information there."
Comments on social media include: "I was surprised to learn she was a former intelligence agent," "I was most surprised by her being a former public security officer in yesterday's episode," "I never imagined the landlady would be a former public security officer... I never thought there would be a payoff like this," "This was the biggest surprise in episode 16," and "The landlady of the monjayaki restaurant... what an amazing person!"
