It has been revealed that Kotaro Tanaka will appear in the next 20th episode (to be broadcast on May 25th) of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , as Shimazu Shigehide, head of the Shimazu family. Tanaka is known for his role as Abarekiller/Nakadai Mikoto in the 27th installment of the Super Sentai series "Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger" (2003-2004). A photo of him in costume as Shimazu Shigehide has 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, known for "Drama 10 'Ooku'" which was broadcast on NHK two years ago and became a big hit.
The subtitle of the 20th episode is "Sleepy."
Ota Nanpo(Kenta Kiritani), whose works "Mitoku Ichi-sui-mu" and Kosho-do were highly praised for "Kikujusou" by Ota Nanpo (Kenta Kiritani), visits the home of Suharaya (Kotaro Satomi) and Nanpo. There, Tsutaju learns about the "Kyo-ka" that has become popular recently, and receives an invitation from Nanpo to join the "Kyo-ka Society."
Meanwhile, Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe) tells Harumori (Ikuta Toma) that Ieshige (Hidekazu Mashima) intends to have Toyochiyo of the Hitotsubashi family as the next shogun and Tanehime as his wife, and it seems that the issue of the shogun's succession will be settled, but...
