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 words and actions of the character Daresode, played by Haruka Fukuhara, became a hot topic among viewers.
"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.
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 urges Ichi (Hio Miyazawa) to cooperate with the Ezo incident in exchange for buying her freedom. He then tries to contact Matsumae Hirotoshi(Hyoroku) to get evidence of smuggling, known as "unlicensed goods," but...
Daresode is advised by Hirotoshi that the amber stone from Orosha that he obtained from Hirotoshi "is not proof of smuggling," and to "stop playing spy," but he suggests, "Well, why don't we get my younger brother (Hirotoshi) to smuggle the goods without passing through the Emishi?"
Hirotoshi wants to have more fun in Yoshiwara but doesn't have much money to spend, so Daresode says that if he proposes a business of smuggling, he will surely go along with it. Ichi is surprised by Daresode's bold suggestion, but makes up his mind, reveals his true identity, and promises, "If you can provide evidence that you are a smuggler, I will remove you from the family register."
Dare Sode tries to make things go smoothly with the shrewdness of a woman living in the hellish place of Yoshiwara, but viewers responded on social media with comments such as, "Dare Sode, when did she become like this?" and "I'm starting to get worried about Dare Sode." Comments such as, "It feels like Main-chan keeps raising flags," "Now that we know where the courtesan is headed...," "Dare Sode smells the same as Yaoya Oshichi," and "Dare Sode looks like she's going to get killed" were also posted one after another.
