The 19th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , "Uroko no Okimiyage", will be broadcast on May 18th. Urokogataya ( Kataoka Ainosuke), who has fallen into financial difficulties and decided to close his shop, discusses his future with Tsuruya (Shunsuke Kazama) and Nishimuraya (Nishimura Masahiko)...
On the spot, it was decided that Harumachi Koikawa (Amane Okayama), a writer employed by Urokogataya, would write for Tsuruya from now on. Tsutaju (Yokohama) was planning a strategy to acquire Harumachi in order to counter the power of the local book wholesalers in the city.
Meanwhile, in Edo Castle, Lady Chiho (Rin Takanashi Rin) causes a commotion by trying to commit suicide by poison, and Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe) is investigating the circumstances...
The trailer also includes the words, "To a new world you've never seen before."
"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.