The 22nd episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , titled "I, a drunken impostor", was broadcast on June 8th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 9.4% for households and 5.3% 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 episode 22, at a meeting to promote the name of Utamaro (Sometani Shota), Harumachi (Okayama Amane) is extremely jealous of Masanori (Furukawa Yudai) and continues to refuse to take up her brush when asked by Tsutae (Yokohama).
Kisanji (Omi Toshinori) and Utamaro visit Harumachi to try to persuade him. Meanwhile, Daresode (Haruka Fukuhara) urges Ichi (Hio Miyazawa) to cooperate with the Ezo incident in exchange for buying her freedom. Then, they try to contact Matsumae Hirotoshi(Hyoroku) to get evidence of smuggling, known as "unlicensed goods," but...
In the same episode, Harumachi once gave up writing, but when his talent as a sarcastic person was discovered by those around him, he made a comeback by using his own invented "fake characters." He also bowed down to the political actor who called him a "thief," and showed off his best "party tricks" in a loincloth.
