Ep. 4: Sakuragi risks his life to save friends while confronting his past trauma and guilt.
Uncovered is shocked that Sakuragi would endanger himself for others, as he believes self-reliance is the only option. Sakuragi reaches the cell but cannot open the door as the building collapses, knocking him down with fire. Outside, Uncovered finds the key and refuses to give it to Ishihara. He enters the building to rescue Sakuragi and the others. After escaping, Sakuragi knocks out Ishihara. At the hospital, Sakuragi reveals his admiration for his soldier father, who returned from the war broken. Sakuragi once told his father he lost respect for him, after which his father committed suicide. Sakuragi feels responsible for this death because he failed to understand his father's pain. He vows not to lose anyone else, considering the other boys his best friends. This confession strengthens the bond among the seven.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Six delinquents face harsh reform school discipline and a new leader in 1955
- Ep. 2 · Joe escapes to see his sister before adoption, but fails and returns to solitary confinement.
- Ep. 3 · Distrust: Sakuragi faces danger while Uncovered’s past fuels Ishihara’s deadly scheme.
- Ep. 4 · Sakuragi risks his life to save friends while confronting his past trauma and guilt.
- Ep. 5 · Sakuragi endures abuse to protect Mario after Ishihara and Sasaki conspire against him.
- Ep. 6 · Ishihara attempts to break Sakuragi by targeting his friends, but the boys protect him.
- Ep. 7 · Mario and friends plot to rescue Sakuragi from abusive staff despite severe risks.
- Ep. 8 · Uncovered orchestrates a complex rescue plan to free Sakuragi from captivity.