The NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others) starring actor Ryusei Yokohama . In the 26th episode "Three Women" aired on July 6th, viewers were drawn to the disturbing development in the last minute of the main story. In addition, the subtitle of the 27th episode aired on July 13th, "I wish I would die in spring under the flowers," has also become a hot topic as it is taken from a poem written by Saigyo in his later years.
At the end of the 26th episode, which depicted the outcome of the "Tenmei rice riots," Tokugawa Harusada(Hideki Takahashi Hio) explained to Tokugawa Harusada (Hio Miyazawa) that the root cause of the rice riots was that stockbrokers who were supposed to keep prices down had conspired to drive up prices. He then revealed his plan: "If we ignore this for now and allow anyone to sell rice, there will inevitably be greedy people who want to sell it cheap and make a profit, who want to take advantage of this opportunity," so "in order to let that person do what they want, everyone will have no choice but to move in the direction of lowering the price," and the Tanumas were able to overcome this difficult situation for the time being.
Just when you think this is the end of the story, someone follows Ichi as he leaves. They are Sano Masayoshi (Yamoto Yuma), who looks somewhat worried, and Matsumae Hirotoshi(Hyoroku), who looks jealous. The scene changes again, and Hitotsubashi Harumori (Ikuta Toma) appears. He meets the brothers Michihiro (Kazuki Enari) and Hirotoshi, and with a smile on his face, he asks, "What's the story?" and the episode ends.
The subtitle of the 27th episode, "I wish I could die in spring under the flowers," was also spoken by Daresode (Haruka Fukuhara) in the 25th episode, "Ash Rain Falls on Nihonbashi," which aired on June 29th. In the same episode, Ichi and Daresode had a heart-to-heart connection, and it was Ichi who felt like "Saigyo" while sitting on Daresode's lap.
In fact, in the 4th year of Tenmei (1784), Ochi lost his life in the "Ochi Palace Stabbing Incident," so on social media, some people expressed their pessimism, saying, "At this timing, Saigyo's death poem... ah... Tanuma Okitsugu..." What does this subtitle mean...?
"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.
