Examining Masa's Yakuza Ties and the Mystery Deepens: Sunny Episode 4 Recap
The fourth Apple TV+ "Sunny" episode keeps teasing the intriguing mystery about Suzie's missing husband, Masa. Deeper into Masa's past, the episode reveals possible ties to the Yakuza and provides tantalizing hints regarding his disappearance. Come explore with us the major insights from "Sunny's" fourth episode.
Masa's Potential Yakuza Links: A Dark Past Unfolds
The episode opens with a flashback offering a startling window into Masa's past. Masa confronts a man who had been following his family, finally brandishing a gun to threaten him. The scene then shifts to a meeting at a pub between Yakuza member Hime. This disturbing series strongly implies that Masa's life prior to his disappearance was unusual and maybe involved risky activities.
Suzie's quest of the truth: untangling Masa's family secrets
Suzie's will to discover the truth about Masa sharpens in the present chronology. She finds shockingly that Masa's father—who she thought to be dead—is still alive. This finding drives Suzie's search for solutions and deepens the mystery.
Examining the Yakuza's Secrets at Suzie and Mixxy's Bathhouse
Driven by her desire to learn more about Masa's past, Suzie and friend Mixxy break into a bathhouse Masa visits. Their research turns them into eavesdropping listeners in a conversation between Yakuza members exposing their participation with the "Junk League," "Flight 405," and the Yakuza leadership. This meeting emphasizes the risky environment Masa was surrounded with.
Hime's Search for The Dark Manual: a Motive Exposed
The episode first introduces Hime's father, Yakuza clan leader. Hime clearly wants to follow her father as leader, but she has to contend with her cousin Jin. Hime's father gives her a task: locate "The Dark Manual," an enigmatic book thought to contain code allowing for robot control. This suggests Hime's possible reason for following Suzie since she thinks Suzie has the key to locate the manual.
Sunny's Intervention: Looking over Masa's Family Files
During Suzie's research, Sunny, the robot, shows to be a great help. Suzie persuades Sunny to view Masa's family records, a "kaiseigen koseki," which reveals still more secrets. Despite her programmed restrictions, Sunny's cleverness and resourcefulness enable her to get the important paperwork.
Revealing Masa's Real Father: A Novel Lead Shows Up
The kaiseigen koseki exposes a startling fact: Shigeru, Suzie's presumed Masa's father, was not his biological parent. The records name Hiromasa Matsumoto as Masa's actual father—who is still living. For Suzie, this revelation starts a fresh line of research and drives her to look into Hiromasa Matsumoto's relationship to Masa's disappearance.
The "Four-Circle-Five" Connection: A Conspiracy Disassembling
Deeper into Suzie's research, the phrase "four-circle-five" becomes a recurring motif linking Masa's life with the Yakuza's operations. Sunny makes clear that this is a coded reference to "Flight 405," so confirming the link between Masa's disappearance and the Yakuza.
The Home Invasion: A Forebation Sign
At the end of the episode, Suzie discovers shockingly that someone has broken into her house. The activities of the invader imply a search for something particular, maybe connected to "The Dark Manual." The episode ends without disclosing the intruder's name, so leaving the viewers to guess and expect the reveal in the next one.
