The eighth episode of the Fuji TV drama series " Soda Master " (Wednesdays at 10pm), starring Takashi Sorimachi, Nao Omori, and Kenjiro Tsuda, aired on March 4th. The episode ended with a disturbing twist, drawing attention on social media as being "extremely scary."
◇The following contains spoilers
Yuta (Sorimachi) reflected on the illustration by "Matilda" Miyashita Misa (Kiryu Aso) left on the back of the Film Research Club plaque, along with the message, "Look up and do your best!"
Thinking that it might be a note from Matilda, Yuta heads to the former Film Research Club room with Hajime (Omori) and Kisuke (Tsuda). Following the message to "look up," they check the attic and find a crumpled paper bag.
Meanwhile, Yuta's wife, Emi (Maho Nonami), is checking the contents of an envelope that arrived at her home. Inside are numerous secretly taken photos of their daughter, Aya ( Maika Miura). She also notices that the back of her coat has been slashed with a knife.
Inside the paper bag was a videotape of the Film Research Club's "No. 12," which had gone missing. The broadcast ended with the narrator saying, "It was a gift from another world called 1988."
On social media, the show was met with discussion with comments such as, "It's getting more and more ominous," "It's really scary that the back of the clothes is cut," "It seems like things are going in a bad direction and it's scary," "It's suspenseful and a little scary, but interesting! I can't wait to see what happens next!", "I wonder what was on tape No. 12," and "I have a feeling it's going to end in a really gruesome way."
The original story and screenplay for the drama was written by Ryota Furusawa. It is a "youth-recovering human comedy" that depicts the reunion and rebirth of two middle-aged men who were both passionate about making kung fu movies when they were in junior high school in 1988, but now feel like their lives have reached a dead end, thinking "this isn't how it was supposed to be."
