The Name of the Game is Kidnapping: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sakuma Shunsuke works with numerous clients as a planner for an advertising agency. He is somewhat of a mysterious man and popular with women. He deals with his work and his personal life in the same manner, like he is playing a game. He is currently working on a large project involving a car company.  The project is progressing well, but he is suddenly excluded from the project by the car company's vice president, Katsuragi Katsutoshi. Shunsuke's pride is wounded by his exclusion, and he becomes extremely upset about it. He happens to meet Katsuragi Juri, who is Katsutoshi's daughter. She also holds a grudge against her father. Shunsuke and Juri decide to team up to get revenge. They take part in a kidnapping game.

Series details

• Title: The Name of the Game is Kidnapping
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Premiere date: 2024-06-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-06-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: WOWOW
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 78604
• TVDB ID: 445468

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-06-09; final listed air date 2024-06-30.

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