The 20th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "Nebokete Soro", was broadcast on May 25th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 9.7% for households and 5.5% for individuals.
" UNBOUND (Berabou)" is the 64th taiga drama and depicts the life of Tsutaya Juzaburo(or "Tsutajyu" for short), who is said to have laid the foundations for Japan's media industry and pop culture.
In the 20th episode, Ota Nanpo(Kenta Kiritani), whose works include "Mitoku Ichi-Tai-Yume" and Kosho-do, visits the home of Suharaya (Kotaro Satomi) and Nanpo, who has been highly praised for his work "Kikujusou" written by Nanpo Ota (Kotaro Satomi). There, Tsutaju learns about the recently popular "Kyo-ka" (Cyber-themed poems), and is invited by Nanpo to join a "Kyo-ka gathering."
Meanwhile, Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe) informs 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...
