The synopsis and still images for episode 10 of the Fuji TV drama series " Soda Master " (Wednesdays at 10 PM), starring Takashi Sorimachi, Nao Omori, and Kenjiro Tsuda, which will air on March 18th, have been released.
Through the investigations of Yuta Yoshii (played by Takashi Sorimachi) and others, it is revealed that Hideaki Tago, also known as "Hachiro the Idiot," was hired by the influential politician Rokuro Kagami (played by Junji Takada) to kill Michiru Miyashita, also known as "Masao Kiryu."
Matilda, entrusted with a videotape containing footage of Kagami by Keiko Kuroe, protected it despite attempts at persuasion and threats. Ultimately, it was erased on Kagami's orders.
Yuta, Hajime Fujimaki (played by Omori), Kisuke Kikuhara (played by Tsuda), and Hakuba Nishino (played by Riko Fukumoto) barge into Kagami's mansion. Despite the attempts of Yuta's older brother, Kento (played by Yuki Matsumura), to stop them, Yuta and the others stay, and Kagami leads them to the reception room.
Everyone asks if he killed Kuroe's grandmother and Matilda, but Kagami remains completely unfazed and justifies his actions. Kento explains that he repeatedly tried to persuade Matilda to hand over the tape, but on the deadline, she brought a different, ridiculous tape.
Kagami speaks to each of them, including Yuta, about their individual circumstances, implicitly threatening them. They all realize that Kagami's influence is affecting their lives, and they tremble, realizing that if they continue fighting, they will cause trouble for those around them and could lose their livelihoods.
At the cafe, Hakuba suddenly wonders what Kento meant by "that ridiculous tape." Hearing this, the three of them remember something...
The original story and screenplay are by Ryota Furusawa. It's a "coming-of-age human comedy" that depicts the reunion and redemption of middle-aged men who were engrossed in making kung fu movies together during their junior high school days in 1988, but now feel stuck in life and think, "This wasn't supposed to happen."
