The 31st episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sundays at 8pm and other times), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "My Name is Heaven", was broadcast on August 17th, depicting the final moments of the 10th shogun, Tokugawa Ieshige (played by Hidekazu Mashima).
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"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 episode 31, the Tone River breaks its banks in Edo, causing a major flood. Tsutaju (Yokohama) visits Fukagawa to bring rice and other items to Shinnosuke (Inowaki Kai) and Fuku (Karin Ono), concerned about them.
At a temple where food is being distributed, he meets Heizo (Nakamura Hayato) and learns that the shogunate is so busy with reconstruction measures that it is relying on the help of wealthy townspeople, rather than on relief rice. Meanwhile, at Edo Castle, Ieharu falls ill and is unable to attend the monthly thanksgiving ceremony.
Furthermore, after Ieharu drank the daigo brought by Chiho no Kata (Rin Takanashi Rin), his body rapidly weakened and eventually became seriously ill. He told the next Shogun, Ienari, to appoint honest people like Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe), and then crawled across the floor to Hitotsubashi Harusada (Ikuta Toma). He then advised him, "From now on, I will also be a part of heaven. Never forget that I am watching over you," before dying.
Later in the same episode, Fuku suddenly passes away along with her son, Toyobou. This tragedy occurred when a man who was struggling to get enough to eat broke into the house to steal rice, and following Ieharu, another unexpected character was forced to leave the show.
In response to the unexpected turn of events, comments were made on social media such as, "Why?", "Huh? How did this happen?", "It was sad enough just to have Fuku-chan, but why Toyobou too?", "Fuku-chan and Toyobou?!", and "Oh no, they were such cute babies." Shocked viewers also posted comments such as, "This time... I was prepared for that person to leave, but then there was this other person, from an unexpected direction... well, I had a bad feeling about it from their expression and the lighting...", "What should I do with this feeling? It's hard on Arata...", "That's not right... I can't forgive it...", "I'm so worried about Arata...", "Ahh... because he's producing milk... I thought there would be rice... ah it's so painful..."
