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Drama: The Kidnapping Day (literal title)
Romaji: Yuukai no Hi
Japanese: 誘拐の日
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Osamu Katayama
Writer: Jung Hae-Yeon (novel), Kentaro Ushio
Network: TV Asahi
Episodes: 9
Release Date: July 8 - September 2, 2025
Runtime: Tuesday 21:00
TV Ratings: 5.7%
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

To secure money for the heart surgery that his daughter needs, Masamune Shinjo (Takumi Saito) attempts to kidnap Rin Nanase (Yuno Nagao). She is the daughter of a wealthy hospital director. When Masamune Shinjo drives close to the hospital director's home, a girl jumps out in front of his car. The girl is his kidnapping target Rin Nanase. The girl faints and when she wakes up, she doesn't remember who she is. Masamune Shinjo lies and tells her he is her father. Meanwhile, prior to Masamune Shinjo's kidnapping attempt, a crime has taken place at Rin Nanase's home. Soon, Masamune Shinjo becomes not only a kidnapper, but a murder suspect.

Notes

"The Kidnapping Day" takes over TV Asahi's Tuesday 21:00 time slot previously occupied by "Ameku Takao's Detective Karte" and followed by "Just a bit Espers" on October 21, 2025.
Based on novel "Yoogweui Nal" by Jung Hae-Yeon (published July 17, 2019 by Sigongsa).
Related titles (drama series):
1. The Kidnapping Day | Yoogweui Nal (ENA / 2023)
2. The Kidnapping Day | Yuukai no Hi (TV Asahi / 2025)

Cast



Takumi Saito	Yuno Nagao	Tatsuya Fukasawa	Yumi Adachi	Futo Nozomi
Masamune Shinjo	Rin Nanase	Tadashi Yamazaki	Shiori Shinjo	Kaori Fujisawa



Kanta Sato	Hatsunori Hasegawa	Kosuke Suzuki	Yuki Uchida	Yosuke Eguchi
Takahiro Kitamura	Tomio Nanase	Fukuzumi Kebin	Yukiko Mizuhara	Tsukasa Sunouchi

Satoshi Tokushige

Yasuaki Tatsuoka

Additional Cast Members:

Eishin - Goki Samezu
Shihou Harumi - Masaaki Matsuda
David Ito - Ryo Tagawa
Risa Sakata - Ayaka Koga
Kenji Iwaya - Keisuke Hata
Kiyohiko Shibukawa - Eisaku Nanase
Shungo Takasaki - Hideyo Nonaka (ep.1)
Masaru Yahagi - delivery person (ep.1)
Atsuko Hirata - restaurant staff (ep.1)
Nami Uehara - nurse (ep.1)
Shiyun Nakamura - homeless person (ep.2)
Yasushi Ami - Samezu's subordinate (ep.4)
Norikatsu Kodama - manager (ep.5)
Naoki Yukawa - watchman (ep.5-6)
Kazuko Kato - Hisae Aoki (ep.5-6)
Hijiri Sakurai - pastor (ep.6,9)
Shu Morozumi - investigator (ep.8-9)
Shingo Ippongi - doctor (ep.8)
Ryuki Nishimoto - prison officer (ep.9)

Episode Ratings

Episode	Date	Ratings (Kanto Region)
01	07/08/2025	6.6%
02	07/15/2025	5.6％
03	07/22/2025	4.9％
04	07/29/2025	5.5％
05	08/05/2025	5.3％
06	08/12/2025	5.0％
07	08/19/2025	5.5％
08	08/26/2025	6.3%
09	09/02/2025	6.8％
Average		5.7%

Source: Video Research, Ltd.

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 * '''Writer:''' Jung Hae-Yeon (novel), [[Kentaro Ushio]]
 * '''Network:''' [[TV Asahi]]
-* '''Episodes:'''
+* '''Episodes:''' 9
-* '''Release Date:''' July 8, 2025 --
+* '''Release Date:''' July 8 - September 2, 2025
 * '''Runtime:''' Tuesday 21:00
+* '''TV Ratings:''' 5.7%
 * '''Language:''' Japanese
 * '''Country:''' Japan
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 |10name=Yosuke Eguchi
 |10charactername=Tsukasa Sunouchi
+|11picture=File:The Kidnapping Day-Satoshi Tokushige.jpg
+|11name=Satoshi Tokushige
+|11charactername=Yasuaki Tatsuoka
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+'''Additional Cast Members:'''
+* [[Eishin]] - Goki Samezu
+* [[Shihou Harumi]] - Masaaki Matsuda
+* [[David Ito]] - Ryo Tagawa
+* [[Risa Sakata]] - Ayaka Koga
+* [[Kenji Iwaya]] - Keisuke Hata
+* [[Kiyohiko Shibukawa]] - Eisaku Nanase
+* [[Shungo Takasaki]] - Hideyo Nonaka (ep.1)
+* [[Masaru Yahagi (1987)|Masaru Yahagi]] - delivery person (ep.1)
+* [[Atsuko Hirata]] - restaurant staff (ep.1)
+* [[Nami Uehara (1973)|Nami Uehara]] - nurse (ep.1)
+* [[Shiyun Nakamura]] - homeless person (ep.2)
+* [[Yasushi Ami]] - Samezu's subordinate (ep.4)
+* [[Norikatsu Kodama]] - manager (ep.5)
+* [[Naoki Yukawa]] - watchman (ep.5-6)
+* [[Kazuko Kato]] - Hisae Aoki (ep.5-6)
+* [[Hijiri Sakurai]] - pastor (ep.6,9)
+* [[Shu Morozumi]] - investigator (ep.8-9)
+* [[Shingo Ippongi]] - doctor (ep.8)
+* [[Ryuki Nishimoto]] - prison officer (ep.9)
+==Episode Ratings==
+{| border="1"  cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
+! align=left width=20% bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
+! align=left width=45% bgcolor="F52887" | Date
+! align=left width=35% bgcolor="F52887"| Ratings<br>(Kanto Region)
+|-
+| 01 || 07/08/2025 || 6.6%
+|-
+| 02 || 07/15/2025 || 5.6％
+|-
+| 03 || 07/22/2025 || 4.9％
+|-
+| 04 || 07/29/2025 || 5.5％
+|-
+| 05 || 08/05/2025 || 5.3％
+|-
+| 06 || 08/12/2025 || 5.0％
+|-
+| 07 || 08/19/2025 || 5.5％
+|-
+| 08 || 08/26/2025 || 6.3%
+|-
+| 09 || 09/02/2025 || 6.8％
+|-
+! colspan=2 | Average || 5.7%
+|}
+Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp/ Video Research, Ltd.]
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