Ninomiya's Blackface Look in VIVANT Draws Cat Comparisons
The reaction to Nokor's infiltration makeup shows how a single costume detail in a Sunday Theater drama can carry an episode's promotion further than the plot setup it was meant to serve.
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Season 2 of VIVANT has resumed broadcast, and the official X account for the Sunday Theater slot posted visuals of the group preparing to rescue a captured Beppan member. Kazunari Ninomiya's character Nokor paints his face black with two lines on his cheeks, and viewers compared the look to cat whiskers and a calico cat. Episode 20 covers the infiltration of Shaki Castle.
Episode 19 put the group in hiding around Orko Village ahead of an attempt to enter Shaki Castle, where a Beppan member is held. To blend into the dark, the characters paint their faces black, including Yusuke Nogi, played by Masato Sakai.
Nokor's version carries two lines on the cheeks. On social media, that detail pulled the attention: viewers described cat whiskers and a calico cat, and one said the look could not hide his cuteness. Episode 20 is set to begin the infiltration.
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