Actor Ryusei Yokohama stars in the NHK Taiga drama "UNBOUND (Berabou)" (General TV, Sunday 8:00 pm and others). The subtitle of the 11th episode, which will be broadcast on March 16th, is "Tomimoto, the Horse Mask of Honor," and it has been revealed that Kanichiro will appear in the role of Tomimoto Toyosato (Gonosuke). This will be Kanichiro's first appearance in a Taiga drama in three years, since "The 13 Lords of the Shogun" (2022), in which he played Kugyo.
Tomimoto Toyoshidayu (Gonosuke) is the second Tomimoto who Tsutaju (Yokohama-san) tries to contact in order to make the Tomimoto-bushi, which was popular at the time, the official version. He is also known as "Bamamendayu". His beautiful voice captivated all of Edo. His father was Tomimoto Toyozenjo, and he calls himself the second Tomimoto Toyozendayu.
In addition to Kanichiro, Amane Okayama will appear as Kurahashi Itaru (Koikawa Harumachi) and Noritaka Hamao will appear as Ichikawa Monnosuke for the first time in the 11th episode. Photos of each of them in costume have also been released.
"UNBOUND (Berabou)" 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, who is known for "Drama 10 'Ooku'" which was broadcast on NHK two years ago and became a big hit.
