The 12th and final episode of TV Tokyo's serial drama " Otto yo, shinde kurenai ka " (Mondays 11:06pm), starring Yumi Adachi, Saki Aibu and Sayaka Isoyama , was broadcast on June 23rd. The scene depicted Maya (Adachi) and her husband Mitsuhiro (Takezai Terunosuke) going on a camping trip to reconcile, and the subsequent developments caused a stir on social media.
◇The following contains spoilers.
The woman he had an affair with was Kana (Ryo Matsuura), a junior at work whom Maya had a crush on. Maya is shocked by the unexpected truth, but she accepts it all and decides to face Mitsuhiro again, and heads to the mountains for a reconciliation camp.
After spending the night in the mountains, Maya and Mitsuhiro hold hands and look out at the sea the next morning. Mitsuhiro tells Maya, "I love you," but suddenly puts his hands around Maya's neck and starts strangling her. Mitsuhiro, who had not forgiven Maya for once telling him, "I wish you'd die," continues strangling her, saying, "Do you know how it feels when someone you love tells you to die!"
However, Maya hits Mitsuhiro with a nearby stone and escapes the predicament. She pushes the panicked Mitsuhiro with both hands and pushes him off the cliff.
After being knocked down, Mitsuhiro, covered in blood, gets up and calls Maya's name. Then, they hear the growl of an animal, and when Maya and Mitsuhiro look in the direction of the voice, they see a large bear approaching Mitsuhiro. Mitsuhiro mutters "Maya..." and is attacked by the bear and dies in front of Maya.
On social media, the plot twist in which Mitsuhiro dies after being attacked by a bear caused a wave of shock, with comments such as "That's too scary," "Too unexpected," "What is this twist," "Sudden horror," "Too shocking," "An unexpected bear ending...," "Please tell me it's a lie...," "No one could have predicted that someone would die after being attacked by a bear...," "This is one bad ending...," "The murder weapon, the bear, is used here?", "The most shocking episode of the season," and "I thought I was watching a suspenseful story about a married couple but it turned into Golden Kamuy."
