The 30th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "Impersonation Utamaro", was broadcast on August 10th, and Fujima Sawako made her first appearance in the role of "Woman".
" 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.
At the 30th event, the yellow-covered "Edo Nama Tsuyaki Kabayaki" sold well, and Koshodo in Nihonbashi was the biggest success since its opening.
Tsutaju (Yokohama) is working on a Kyoka picture book in collaboration with a Kyoka poet and an illustrator, and he has decided that now is the time to hire Utamaro (Shota Sometani), who is beginning to be rumored as a "Utamaro impersonator." Later, Tsutaju asks Utamaro to draw a "picture unique to Utamaro," but Utamaro struggles with how to draw it. Meanwhile, Matsudaira Sadanobu (Yuki Inoue) receives an invitation from Harumasa (Toma Ikuta) to participate in government affairs... and so on.
The episode depicts an encounter between the woman and Utamaro. When a past trauma appears in the form of a ghost, Utamaro loses his composure and hits the man with a stone. Tsutaju arrives and frantically pulls Utamaro away from the man. The woman then approaches Utamaro, taps him on the shoulder, and smiles gently at him for a moment.
By the way, it was previously announced that Fujima will be appearing in "UNBOUND" as Kiyo.
Kiyo is a woman who meets Kitagawa Utamaro at a certain place and becomes his wife. She also has a major influence on Utamaro's style of painting. Eventually, the fates of the two change as the times change... This is the role of the character. Will the woman really become Kiyo?
On social media, viewers were excited about what was to come, with comments such as, "By the way, the woman who briefly crossed paths with Utamaro is Fujima Sawako, so I guess she'll be involved in songs again," "Anyway, it seems a shame to just leave Fujima Sawako as a 'woman,' so will she appear in the future for something else?", "The title only said Fujima Sawako as 'woman,' so I'm sure she'll be involved in the future," and "There's no way Fujima Sawako will end up with just such a small role, so she'll appear again, right? Next time, with her name instead of just 'woman,'"
