The 32nd episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , titled "Shinnosuke no Gi", will be broadcast on August 24th. From this episode onwards, Jo Kairi will appear as Tokugawa Ienari. This will be the first time that the 11th Shogun, Ienari, will be portrayed in a Taiga drama. Photos of him in costume have also been released.
Tokugawa Ienari was born as the eldest son of Hitotsubashi Harusame (Ikuta Toma), and passed on his name to Toyochiyo. He became the 11th Shogun at the age of 15. He established a long-term government that lasted for approximately 50 years, making him the longest-serving Shogun in history. Together with the senior councilor Matsudaira Sadanobu (Inoue Yuki), he worked to rebuild the country's finances and improve public morals, but his attitude toward government affairs gradually began to change as the times and domestic and international circumstances changed.
" 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 32nd episode, Eita Okuno will appear as Tokugawa Haruyasu, Takaaki Enoki as Tokugawa Munemune, and Kunihiro Suda as Abe Masatomo.
