The NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (NHK General TV, Sunday 8:00 PM, etc.) starring actor Ryusei Yokohama . In the 29th episode, "Edo Ikutaya Revenge," which aired on August 3rd, viewers were captivated by the ambiguous words and actions of Hitotsubashi Harusame (Ikuta Toma) regarding the Emishi censorship.
" 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 script was written by Yoshiko Morishita, who is known for her work on the highly talked-about "Drama 10: Ooku," which aired on NHK two years ago.
In the 29th episode, Tsutaju (Yokohama) proposes to the writers and artists that he wants to create a yellow-covered book using the picture of the "Hand Towel Man" that Masanori (Furukawa Yudai) brought in. Then Tsuruya (Shunsuke Kazama) appears and offers to lend Kyoden-sensei (Masanori) if he hits the jackpot. Meanwhile, Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe) obtains the Matsumae family's secret accounting books, which reveal evidence that the Matsumae family has been secretly accumulating wealth in Ezo. The story unfolds as follows:
When Okitsugu hands the Matsumae family's secret account book to Shogun Ieharu (Hidekazu Mashima) and requests the proclamation of Ezo, Harusame arrives at just the right time (or is that bad?). Harusame had been asked for letters by Matsumae family head Michihiro (Kazuki Enari), and with a smile on his face, he says, "When I heard that the proclamation of Ezo would be decided today, I couldn't sit still. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for this."
Okitsugu and Ieharu, who thought that Harumasa was the one behind the Matsumae family, were unable to grasp the truth and just looked at each other. Viewers also responded on social media with comments such as "Here he comes!", "What timing!", "Lord Harumasa has come all the way to this place!", and "In fact, he must have been aiming for this timing."
Furthermore, comments such as "Jisai-sama's innocent, broad smile," "It's scary because it seems like there's something ulterior motive behind it," "Hitotsubashi Jisai... creepy," "Of course with Jisai's personality and the situation, he'd mercilessly cut off his tail," and "I don't know what his true intentions are, but what's wrong with Jisai in this drama? Rather than thinking about profit or loss, it seems like he's just killing time by spewing malice at the world and having fun. He's an evil trickster" were posted.
