UNBOUND:[Character introduction] Naoko Iijima "Fuji" Tsutae's mother-in-law. She raises and looks after the orphaned children.

The first episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama, "Arigatayama no Kangarasu", will be broadcast on January 5th with an extended 15 minutes. This is the first time that this long-running Taiga drama will depict the mid-Edo period. Here, we will introduce Fuji, played by Iijima Naoko.

Fuji is Tsutaju's ( Ryusei Yokohama) mother-in-law and the proprietress of Surugaya.

She is the wife of Surugaya (played by Katsumi Takahashi) and the proprietress of Hikite-chaya. She is a compassionate woman who raises and looks after orphaned children, including Tsutaju, and dotes on her own son, Jirobei (played by Aoi Nakamura).

"UNBOUND" is the 64th taiga drama, depicting the life of Tsutaya Juzaburo(or "Tsutajyu" for short), who is said to have built the foundations of Japan's media industry and pop culture. The script was written by Yoshiko Morishita, known for "Drama 10 'Ooku'" which was broadcast on NHK two years ago and became a big hit.