The ninth episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , titled "Tamagiku Doro: Hell of Love", was broadcast on March 2nd, and it was found that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 10.4% for households and 5.9% for individuals.
" 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, who is known for "Drama 10 'Ooku'" which was broadcast on NHK two years ago and became a big hit.
In episode 9, local book wholesalers in the city announce that they will cut ties with Yoshiwara, and Tsutaesu (Yokohama) fears that even if she produces fine books, she will no longer be able to sell them widely in the city.
Meanwhile, she hears that Toriyama Kengyo (Hayato Ichihara) wants to buy Segawa (Fuka Koshiba) out of her misery. At that moment, Tsutae realizes for the first time that she has feelings for Segawa and takes action.
Matsubaya (Masame Bokuzo) and the proprietress Ine (Mizuno Miki) suspect that Tsutaju is behind Segawa's decision to turn down the offer to marry Toriyama Kengyo. One day, Matsubaya calls Tsutaju, saying that they want to talk to Segawa and Ine alone, but...
Tsutajyo arrives without knowing anything, but on the other side of the screen Segawa is serving customers and she can hear the sound of a man groaning. When Tsutajyo notices and grimaces, Matsubaya asks meaningfully, "Does it sound different when you're getting carried away?" and gently opens the screen.
Tsutaju, who instinctively turned away, was told the reality by saying, "No matter how much you dress it up, this is Segawa's job. He does this almost every day, except for two days off a year. I don't know what you're thinking about the future, but are you really going to make Segawa do this until the end of his contract? The more customers he takes, the more his life is worn out. It's not uncommon for them to die before their contract is up." He persuaded him by telling him the reality of Yoshiwara, saying, "Juzo, the only thing you can't do right now is to do nothing."
Afterwards, Shinnosuke (Kai Inowaki) and Utsusemi (Karin Ono) try to escape but fail. Eventually, Segawa also decides to accept the offer of freedom from Kengyo, thinking of Tsutae as a "memory."
