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VIVANT Producer Kazutaka Iida Previews Episode 21 Escape Arc

Iida's comments frame the rescue as the point where VIVANT's cast steps into the outside world, and the Episode 21 preview he reads off points the show toward an escape and a possible confrontation with Zhou and Li.

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VIVANT Producer Kazutaka Iida Previews Episode 21 Escape Arc

Producer Kazutaka Iida looked back on VIVANT Episode 20, which aired on the 11th, and discussed the highlights of Episode 21, which airs on the 18th and enters the Escape Arc. In Episode 20, Nogi Yusuke's elite team stormed Shaki Castle in the Republic of Gorbad and pulled five captured Separate Squad members, including Kurosu, out of the fortress. Iida recalled night shoots in Azerbaijan and heavy rain during filming.

The Shaki Castle arc was shot at night until morning in Azerbaijan, and Iida said the rain that was rare for the season kept falling day after day. He also named Lahij Village, where the rescue team runs through, as a location filmed under the same conditions with Japanese and Azerbaijani staff, cast, and local residents.

What he called most different from Season 1 is how the characters connect to an outside world. Episode 20 carried scenes of villagers entrusting their future to the rescue team, and Iida said he hoped the drama would reach viewers in Japan that children across the sea are hoping for the future too.

For Episode 21, Iida pointed to the chase back to Japan and the word "Savior" in the preview, and he asked viewers to watch in real time.

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VIVANT Kazutaka Iida

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