The new cast of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , was announced on June 28th, revealing that Inoue Yuki will play Matsudaira Sadanobu, who carries out the "Kansei Reforms" after the downfall of Tanuma Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe), and Jō Kairi will play Tokugawa Ienari, who became the 11th shogun at the age of 15.
"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.
On this day, 11 new cast members were announced. The cast will feature "The end of the Tanuma era - and the Kansei Reforms. Tsutae and her new companions run through a turbulent era."
Three actors, Sawako Fujima, Shoma Kai and Leon Niihama, will be making their first appearance in a taiga drama. Fujima will play Kiyo, the wife of the future Utamaro (Shota Sometani), Kai will play Choshichi, a carpenter who lives near the tenement house in Fukagawa where Shinnosuke (Kai Inowaki) lives, and Shinhama will play Saigūtayu Tomimoto, a talented courtesan who is the guardian of Tomimoto Bunzentayu.
In addition, it was announced that Matayoshi Naoki will play the role of Yadoya Iimori, a kyoka poet who studied under Ota Nanpo(Kenta Kiritani) and was counted among the four great masters of kyoka, Hirata Hiroaki will play Magabuchi Kagesuke, who was busy taking measures to keep the peace in Edo during the Tenmei riots, Shimamoto Sumi will play Taka, a maid at Koshodo in Nihonbashi, Okuno Eita will play Tokugawa Haruyasu, a powerful man who rebuilt the Mito domain through scholarship and reform, Shimada Kyusaku will play Shibano Kuriyama, one of the Three Doctors of the Kansei Era who served as an instructor at the Shoheizaka Gakumonjo, and Enoki Takaaki will play Tokugawa Munenori, a wise ruler of the Owari domain who valued martial arts and scholarship.
