VIVANT Episode 23 Airs As Shinshi Moves Against Nogi
Episode 23 of TBS's Sunday Theater drama VIVANT aired on November 1 at 9:00 PM, with two episodes left before the Season 2 finale on November 8.
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Why it matters
Producer Kazutaka Iida said the foreshadowing for Beki's survival was planted from Season 1, when Nogi correctly guessed the weight of Jamin's bread, framing the reveal as a thread the staff had to keep quiet about for three years.
Key Facts
- VIVANT Season 2 has two episodes left, with the finale (Episode 24) set for November 8 at 9:00 PM.
- Episode 22 revealed that Nogoon Beki, voiced by Koji Yakusho, is alive and recuperating in Okuizumo.
- The "VIVANT Final Episode Pre-Special" airs on November 8 at 7:00 PM, before the finale.
- "VIVANT Villain Conference Room" surpassed 300,000 concurrent viewers on YouTube as of its October 25 broadcast.
The episode follows Han Linxin, leader of the group Shinshi, as she moves to take revenge on Yusuke Nogi (Masato Sakai) and the intelligence organization Bebban, and to seize Jamin (Sae Honma). Reinforcements from Nokor (Kazunari Ninomiya) and Chinggis (Barsarhagba Batbold) prove futile, leaving Kaoru Yuki (Fumi Nikaido) and Jamin in a life-threatening predicament. Nogi faces a choice: if he goes to help, his true identity will be exposed to the person he loves. Amid this, Nogi firms up his resolve. The episode aired shortly after Episode 22 revealed that Nogoon Beki (Koji Yakusho), Nogi's father, is alive. Producer Kazutaka Iida said the remaining two episodes contain secrets under a gag order.
Episode 23 is the 13th installment of Season 2, which aired across two cours. It runs in the Sunday Theater slot at 9:00 PM on TBS.
Han Linxin is played by Kyoko Miyashita. The episode's synopsis asks how Bebban will answer Shinshi's counterattack.
TBS has set a lead-in special for the November 8 finale. "VIVANT Final Episode Pre-Special" airs at 7:00 PM as part of a block billed as the "Final Episode 3-Hour-Plus Festival," handing off directly to Episode 24 at 9:00 PM.
- Takaya Sakoda (Takumi Yamamoto), Yamato Kawauchi (Wanizu), and Toru Baba (Gobi) from the TBS Radio program "VIVANT Villain Conference Room" appear on the special, facing the nemesis who purged them in Season 1.
- Masato Sakai, Hiroshi Abe (Mamoru Nozaki), Ryota Ryusei (Kotaro Shinjo), Ohm Thanapak (Chokki), and Drum Tomie (Drum) are already confirmed for the special.
- "VIVANT Villain Conference Room" passed 300,000 concurrent viewers on YouTube as of its October 25 broadcast, and tickets for the event "Villain Grand Conference Room" sold out immediately.
- The program's teaser movie is unveiled for the first time during the Episode 23 broadcast.
Producer Iida described the Beki reveal as the season's biggest point for speculation: "The story starts for real from here, so I hope you will look forward to the remaining two episodes." He also said the cast and staff found three years of silence hard, and that the characters who "continue to shine even in death" include Yamamoto, Wada, and Li.
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- Cinema Today 「VIVANT」平山祐介、えづくほど泣いた和田の最期 放送後の反響「完全に予想外」