Drama digest
An ordinary salary man, Sagara Ryosuke worked for a mid-size shipping company. He has a good nature. He has three family members wife, Maho, a high school student daughter, and a son who is in elementary school. Maho works part-time at a supermarket. They were a happy family, but his wife and children disappeared. He got the media and public attention. Ryosuke tries to find the truth behind his family’s disappearance with the help of Ninomiya Mizuho.
The feel-good part
The plot looked promising. Every episode concluded with exciting and thrilling cliffhangers. But these cliffhangers became a reason for the existence of this drama.
The disappointing factor
The plot didn’t have any direction. It doesn’t move forward logically. The episodes ended without any reasonable connection to the story. The way writers manipulated the audience was the most disappointing part.
In-depth analysis
My first impression of the drama was that it was a mystery drama that would conclude in ten episodes. The characters introduced in the initial episodes were two dimensional, and most of them was depicted as caricatures. The characters of the drama were used and presented as possible suspects. The purpose for providing these characters were unexpected twist and cliff-hanger. The plot manipulated the audience to watch the drama without any progress in the plot. A sub-story of each character was created so that every character could be suspected of a kidnapper. A mental sick woman kidnapped Atsuto because her son died in an accident. Before sending her son’s dead body to Ryosuke, Kobata kept the dead body in an ice box for ten years. Hikari’s missing aas planned as a runaway but became kidnapped when Issei engaged Haruka Motoki to torture her. Maho’s one-night stand with Hayashi was found out by Toshio. Toshio has strong feelings for Maho and tried to blackmail Maho. He even told Maho to leave Ryosuke. Toshio killed her when Maho refused. But Toshio helped Ryosuke to find his family.
Star power
The cast was fantastic and did an amazing job. The supporting cast also suited their roles nicely.
Overall opinion
It was a dull drama; the story was suspenseful but empty. If you want to spend your time on random things, then you can watch this one, but if you want something engaging and entertaining, then this is not for you.
