UNBOUND:Kensuke Sasaki plays the boatman of the Nakatsugawa mine in Chichibu. Toshiki Ayada, Katsuya Takagi, and Yasushi Kawabata also make guest appearances. Costume photos revealed

The fifth episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , "Tsutani Karamaru Inga no Tsuru" (Tsutani Karamaru Inga no Tsuru) will be broadcast on February 2nd. Former professional wrestler Sasaki Kensuke will make a guest appearance in the episode as a boatman at the Nakatsugawa mine in Chichibu. A photo of him in costume has also been released.

In addition to Sasaki, the episode also features guest appearances by actor Toshiki Ayada as the owner of a firewood and charcoal wholesaler who mediates between Tsutaju (Yokohama) and Gennai ( Ken Yasuda), Katsuya Takagi as a wounded man who persistently threatens Karamaru (Watanabe Tosho), and Yasushi Kawabata, a member of Yoshimoto Shinkigeki, as the Osaka bookstore owner, Kashiwara-ya. Photos of each of the characters in costume were also released at once.

"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.