The 12th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "Sudden 'Meigetsu Yojo'", was broadcast on March 23rd. Viewers responded to the grand finale that resembled the final episode of the last day of a festival, and the subsequent developments that left an uneasy atmosphere.
" 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.
The 12th festival will be held in Yoshiwara as the "Niwa" festival, following last year's. A battle has begun between Wakakiya (Yasukaze Motomiya) and Ooyajiya (Ito Atsushi) over who will be in charge of planning the festival.
Tsutaju (Yokohama) asks Hiraga Gennai (Ken Yasuda Ken) to write a funny story about the inside of the 30-day Niwa Festival, and is recommended to write about Hosei-do Kisanji. Kisanji, who is also known as the playboy of the Horeki era and is the caretaker of the Akita clan, is actually the man Tsutaju had met at Matsubaya before.
On the last day of the festival, the rival Wakakiya and Ooyajiya collaborated, and the excitement reached its climax. Meanwhile, Utsusemi (Karin Ono Ono) finds her long-awaited partner, Shinnosuke (Kai Inowaki), and is pushed by Matsunoi (Sayu Kubota) to go to Shinnosuke.
Then Utsusemi and Shinnosuke took hands and left Yoshiwara, blending into the hustle and bustle of the festival.
As Tsutaju smiles after receiving a promise from Hirasawa Tsunetomi (Omi Toshinori), also known as Kisanji, to write a book together, an ominous narration is then heard in the voice of Ayase Haruka, who is the narrator: "A happy time when there was no separation between me and others. However, it was only sudden, a fleeting moment that would end once I woke up. Behind the scenes, the systems of the world were beginning to crack."
The scene changed to show Sei (played by Fuka Koshiba) looking lonely. A little distance away, Kengyo Toriyama (played by Hayato Ichihara) was playing the shamisen and watching Sei (although he couldn't be seen), and the preview for the next episode, episode 13, started.
In the preview, Sei is seen shedding tears as she says, "Juzo was a light to me." On social media, comments such as "It's ominous," "These two. Stop being so ominous," "After the happy atmosphere, it's ominous...it's a typical Taiga drama," and "After the euphoria, there's an ominous atmosphere...yeah, it's Morishita (Yoshiko). It's not going to be that easy." were posted one after another.
