On February 7, 2025 (Japan time), the final act of a drama watched around the world came to a close at the U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California. Judge John Holcomb sentenced Ippei Mizuhara (40), former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, to 4 years and 9 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for bank fraud and filing a false tax return.
People in deep debt compete in deadly games to reverse their lives—the viral South Korean TV series Squid Game is based on the entertainment world’s recurring theme, the survival game.