The 15th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , titled "The Gloves that Bring Death", was broadcast on April 13th, and the prologue scene that appeared before the opening titles caught the attention of viewers.
" 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, known for "Drama 10 'Ooku'" which was broadcast on NHK two years ago and became a big hit.
In the 15th episode, Tsutaju (Yokohama) becomes independent in Yoshiwara and sets up his own shop, "Koshodo". At that time, he meets Gennai (Ken Yasuda) who seems to be acting strangely in the city. According to Suharaya (Kotaro Satomi) and Sugita Genpaku (So Satoshi), Gennai is irritated by the bad reputation of Elekiteru.
Meanwhile, Tokugawa Ieharu's (Hidekazu Mashima) eldest son, Iemoto (Tomoya Oku), suddenly collapses during a falconry. Okitsugu (Ken Watanabe) entrusts a certain mission to Gennai and Tosaku (Ryo Kimura), who have approached him about the Emishi.
At the beginning of the episode, we see Segawa (Hananoi/Sei, played by Fuka Koshiba), who was supposed to have quietly left Yoshiwara in the previous episode. It seems that she is living with Tsutae, and while making breakfast, she wakes Tsutae up, saying, "How long are you going to sleep? I'm going to open the store!" and "I've got debts. The store will go bankrupt!"
The next moment, Tsutaeshige tried to jump out of bed, but Segawa was nowhere to be seen, and he sighed, realizing that it had been a dream.
Viewers also responded on social media with comments such as, "Ah... it was a dream...", "Sei's dream was sad...", "Tsutajesu's dream was painful... too painful", and "Such a sudden sad dream ending, Juzo". Additionally, there were comments such as "I'll never forget it... (viewers too)" and "It ended like a dream!! (all viewers shed tears of blood)", while in response to the brief depiction of Tsutajesu and Segawa "together", there were also comments such as "Thank you for visualizing Tsutajesu's dream even for just a moment" and "Tsutajesu's dream. Even if it was a dream, I'm happy. Thank you, Morishita-sensei".
