The eighth episode of the TBS Friday drama "Takusari Brothers" (Fridays at 10 PM), starring actor Masaki Okada and also featuring Shota Sometani, aired on June 5th, and the shocking developments in the last minute have become a hot topic among viewers.
◇The following contains spoilers.
In this episode, it is revealed that the Igarashi gang not only commissioned Karashima Metal Factory to illegally manufacture guns, but was also involved in the eviction of residents from Yomogita Town. The local Chinese restaurant "Mocchan" was among those affected, and in exchange for stopping the eviction, the owner's son was tasked with "cleaning up" the troubles related to the illegal gun manufacturing.
That son is none other than Mogi (Takashi Yamanaka), nicknamed "Mocchan," and he emerges as a possible suspect in the murder of Makoto (Okada) and Minoru's (Someya) parents. Mogi was caught in the fire at the Karashima Metal Factory that occurred on the day the murders took place, and Minoru speculates, "Metal burns penetrate deep into the tissue, so the scars never completely disappear. There must still be white scars on his body. If those scars weren't there, it would mean he was injured by something other than the factory fire."
The two invite Mogi to a public bathhouse to see if there are any scars left. However, there are no "white scar-like marks" on Mogi's back...
Then, in the last minute of the episode, a man's body is found, and Minoru identifies the body. Minoru quietly removes his mask and cries, "Mocchan?"
Comments on social media include: "What a shocking ending," "I cried at the end," "The acting was so amazing it was really painful," "I can't believe it was such a cruel truth," and "Mocchan was so shocking."
