The first episode of the drama series "Ichijigen no Sashiki" (One-Dimensional Cutting), starring Ryosuke Yamada of the popular group " Hey! Say! JUMP " (Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV, Sundays at 10:30 PM), aired on July 5th, and a mysterious man who made a brief appearance in the final scene has become a hot topic among viewers.
◇The following contains spoilers.
Nanase Yu (Yamada), a graduate student studying genetics, cannot forget his missing stepsister, Shiori ( Mayu Hotta), and believes she is still alive. One day, his mentor, Professor Iwamizaki (Masana Bokuzo), asks him to perform DNA testing on 200-year-old human remains excavated at Lake Rupukund in India, and he discovers that the DNA of the remains is a 100% match of the missing Shiori. The DNA match, the mysterious deaths of those involved, the stolen remains, the vanished memories of the past...all of these elements begin to connect in a single thread.
In the first episode, the results of the DNA test are revealed, and Yu heads to Iwamizaki's house. On the way, he passes a mysterious man dressed entirely in black, Ushio (played by Yoshihara Mitsuo), and afterwards, Yu discovers Iwamizaki dead.
Then, at Iwamizaki's funeral, Yu is approached by Iwamizaki's niece, Yui (played by Shiraishi Sei). "Mari-chan is missing! She has been missing since that incident!" she says, explaining that Iwamizaki's daughter has gone missing. Yui continues, "Please, if you know anything, could you tell me? Shall we cooperate for our respective goals?" she says, bowing her head.
Meanwhile, Ushio was watching the two of them intently from the forest...
Comments on social media include: "That's scary...", "Who is that suspicious man?", "It seems like that man is targeting Yu, who has found out the appraisal results, but there's also a possibility he's targeting the niece", "Why is that man watching from the forest? Scary", "Yoshihara Mitsuo's mysterious man is already becoming an unsettling presence", "Stop watching from the forest, it's too scary", and "The mysterious man is working in the shadows. I can't wait to see how much trouble he'll stir things up."
