It has been revealed that Ayase Haruka, the actor who is narrating the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others) starring Ryusei Yokohama , will appear in the main story of the 17th episode, "The Sakura in the Wild Blooming Orai", which will be broadcast on May 4th. This will be Ayase's second main story appearance following the first episode, "Arigatayama no Kangarasu", which aired on January 5th, and she will play Kurosuke Inari, who "disguised himself as a person from the Edo period". Photographs of Kurosuke Inari in the 17th episode as a town girl and a samurai have also been released.
There are also scenes where she co-stars with Tsutaya Juzaburo(Yokohama) and Tanuma Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe), and Ayase commented, "I finally got to meet Tsutaya Juzaburo! Please look forward to his next appearance!"
This will be Ayase's third taiga drama appearance, following "Idaten" (2019). The makeup design and makeup for Kurosuke Inari will be handled by UDA, who is active in a wide range of fields including domestic and international editorials, cosmetic and fashion campaign advertisements, corporate commercials, and shows.
"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.
