ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping (2025)

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A wealthy pharmaceutical CEO's daughter is kidnapped on her 20th birthday, but when the botched abduction leaves one captor stunned, the seemingly obedient heiress shocks everyone by begging her would-be kidnapper to flee with her, sparking a chaotic manhunt that unravels dangerous secrets about her true identity and forces both fugitives to confront their twisted destinies.

First Air Date: October 8, 2025
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Rating: 8.2/10 (4 votes)

Cast: Hiyori Sakurada, Hayato Sano, Kazuki Kitamura, Yasuko Tomita, Makiya Yamaguchi, Satoru Matsuo, Kousei Yuki, First Summer Uika

Network: Nippon TV

Production: Nippon Television Network Corporation

thriller comedy

Seasons

Season 1

10 episodes

2025

Full Cast (14 people)

Hiyori Sakurada as Yagami Yui
Hayato Sano as Hayashida Daisuke
Kazuki Kitamura as Yagami Keishi
Yasuko Tomita as Kiryu Miyako
Makiya Yamaguchi as Shiraki Hirota
Satoru Matsuo as Komiyama Taku
Kousei Yuki as Yamaguchi Kenji
First Summer Uika as Bandai Shino
Yū Kamio as Kiryu Shinobu
Kisuke Iida as Saito Joji
Shunsuke Tanaka as Fuji Sota
Cent Chihiro Chittiii as Onishi Masaki
Hiromu Takatsuka as Onishi Misaki
Mirai Shida

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ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping

ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping

ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping

ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping

ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping

60 min

1 seasons

A wealthy pharmaceutical CEO's daughter is kidnapped on her 20th birthday, but when the botched abduction leaves one captor stunned, the seemingly obedient heiress shocks everyone by begging her would-be kidnapper to flee with her, sparking a chaotic manhunt that unravels dangerous secrets about her true identity and forces both fugitives to confront their twisted destinies.

60 min

A wealthy pharmaceutical CEO's daughter is kidnapped on her 20th birthday, but when the botched abduction leaves one captor stunned, the seemingly obedient heiress shocks everyone by begging her would-be kidnapper to flee with her, sparking a chaotic manhunt that unravels dangerous secrets about her true identity and forces both fugitives to confront their twisted destinies.

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Nippon Television Network Corporation

Show Information

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

First Aired10/8/2025

Last Aired12/10/2025

Seasons1

Episodes10

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

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Directed by

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1

Seasons

10

Episodes

60m

Per Episode

2025

First Aired

Keywords

thriller comedy

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Cast

HS

Hiyori Sakurada

as Yagami Yui

HS

Hayato Sano

as Hayashida Daisuke

KK

Kazuki Kitamura

as Yagami Keishi

YT

Yasuko Tomita

as Kiryu Miyako

MY

Makiya Yamaguchi

as Shiraki Hirota

SM

Satoru Matsuo

as Komiyama Taku

KY

Kousei Yuki

as Yamaguchi Kenji

FSU

First Summer Uika

as Bandai Shino

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Seasons

1 seasons

Season 1

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Season 1

2025

10 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping about?▾

A wealthy pharmaceutical CEO's daughter is kidnapped on her 20th birthday, but when the botched abduction leaves one captor stunned, the seemingly obedient heiress shocks everyone by begging her would…

How many seasons does ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping have?▾

1

How many episodes does ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping have?▾

10

Is ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping still running?▾

No, it ended in 2025.

When did ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping first air?▾

October 8, 2025

Who created ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping?▾

Kayo Hikawa

Who stars in ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping?▾

Hiyori Sakurada, Hayato Sano, Kazuki Kitamura

What genre is ESCAPE It Was Supposed to be a Kidnapping?▾

Mystery