The 27th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , "I Wishing I'll Die in Spring Under the Flowers", was broadcast on July 13th, and Yano Masato reappeared as "the man who was Jouemon". His behavior has caused a stir among viewers, with some wondering if there is an insider on Tanuma's side.
" 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 27, Tsutae (Yokohama) hears from Ooya (Ito Atsushi) that depending on Tanuma's reputation, Ichi (Hio Miyazawa) may not be able to buy Daresode (Haruka Fukuhara)'s freedom.
Meanwhile, Jisei (Ikuta Toma) receives a request from Michihiro (Kazuki Enari) to stop the confiscation of Ezo, and learns about the Ezo policy that Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe) was secretly pursuing. At the Tanuma residence, Sano Masatoyo (Yoshimi Kazutoyo), the father of Sano Masayoshi (Yamoto Yuma), gets angry and demands the return of the family tree, but Masayoshi steps in to stop him...
In the 16th episode, "Farewell Gennai, the Guardian of Horai" (broadcast on April 20th), "The Man Who Was Jouemon" framed Hiraga Gennai (played by Ken Yasuda Ken) for a crime, setting the stage for his death in prison.
This is the man's first appearance since then, showing up in a hunting scene with Shogun Ieshige (Hidekazu Mashima), and later visiting Masayoshi, who tells him the lie that it was Ichi who hid the prey that Masayoshi was supposed to have caught.
On another day, he visited Masatomo again and told him that Okitsugu had thrown away the family tree, and that the cherry tree that Masatomo had given him had been donated to a shrine without his knowledge, and was now loved by the people as "Tanuma's cherry tree."
Why did the man know about the family tree? On social media, people have commented, "What do you mean he knows about the family tree! It seems like not many people would know," "Does the man who was Jouemon even know that he made the Sano family tree disappear? Does that mean there is an informant in the Tanuma family?" So there is an informant after all... It was a strangely realistic rumor. The circumstances within the Tanuma family," as well as comments such as, "I wonder if Miura is the informant?", "The theory that Miura Shoji is a traitor... it's not impossible," "I wonder if Harada Taizo is the informant after all," and "What if Harada Taizo is the informant at Hitotsubashi... I'll never recover... lol" were posted.
