The first episode of the TBS Friday drama "Takusari Brothers" (Fridays at 10 PM), starring actor Masaki Okada and also featuring Shota Sometani, aired on April 17th, and a character who appeared for only about 10 seconds became a hot topic among viewers.
The drama follows the "Tagusari Brothers," older brother Makoto Tagusari (played by Okada), a detective, and younger brother Minoru Tagusari (played by Someya), a medical examiner, as they investigate a whirlwind of heinous crimes and the true culprit behind the murder of their parents, which expired just two days before the statute of limitations was abolished.
Episode 1 takes place on April 27, 2010. Makoto Tagasari and his younger brother Minoru are watching the news about the revised Code of Criminal Procedure, which abolishes the statute of limitations for serious crimes such as murder.
The statute of limitations for the "Tagusari Family Murder and Assault Case," in which the parents were murdered and Minoru was attacked in 1995, expired just two days before the abolition of the statute of limitations for prosecution. The perpetrator who killed the parents they loved so much would no longer be held accountable, and the fate of the two brothers changed.
Then, a man who had been arguing with the brothers' father, Sakutaro Tagusari (played by Masato Wada), in a flashback scene appears. This man is Tsuda, a non-fiction writer played by Kazuki Iio of "Zun," and he leaves saying, "I'll come back tonight."
Since the brothers' parents were murdered that night, comments on social media included: "This is too heartbreaking...", "Iio seems suspicious", "I'll add Iio to my list of suspicious people", "Yeah, even Iio is starting to look suspicious", and "Iio certainly made an impact."
