The Escape of Carlos Ghosn
How did one of the world’s most watched men vanish?
4.4 (14)
57 mins
Discover how Carlos Ghosn, once one of the world’s most powerful auto executives, escaped house arrest in Japan in 2019 after being charged with financial misconduct. Explore the elaborate plan involving hidden movements, a private jet, and a large musical-equipment case that carried him out of Japan and into Lebanon.
Ep 1:
The Billionaire in the Black Box
Carlos Ghosn ran three global automakers, became a Japanese folk hero, and then vanished from house arrest inside a musical equipment case—this is how his extraordinary story began.
Ep 2:
Rise of the Cost Killer King
From Michelin's ruthless turnaround man to Nissan's foreign savior, Ghosn's genius for corporate resurrection built an empire—until success curdled into hubris, arrest, and solitary confinement.
Ep 3:
Building the Impossible Escape
Under surveillance, phoneless, and facing years in Japanese courts, Ghosn assembles a secret team of ex-soldiers and fixers to engineer an audacious escape through a fatal airport loophole.
Ep 4:
Flight, Freedom, and a Fallen Empire
Sealed inside a box bound for Istanbul, Ghosn finally breathes free in Beirut—but freedom brings new chaos, a shattered legacy, and unanswered questions about justice and power.
Discussions (5)
Jared
Level 6 · 1 day agoSo Ghosn literally called journalists to scare off his own surveillance team then slipped out in a music box. The man ran 3 car companies but his best move was fooling airport staff at midnight.
Charles
Level 4 · 1 day agoMan went from manga lunchboxes to breathing holes in a box. What a career arc.
Rhys
Level 2 · 1 day agoEscaped house arrest using a guitar amp case and a Green Beret. Most elaborate way to avoid a board meeting in corporate history.
