The 33rd episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , titled "Uchikowashientame no Kudoku" (Destroying the Merit of a Woman), was broadcast on August 31st, revealing the contents of the box that Hitotsubashi Harumasa (Ikuta Toma) gave to Osaki (Emi Kurara) in the previous week's 32nd episode. Viewers expressed surprise, saying "Here" and "Now?"
" 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 33rd episode, a riot breaks out in Edo in the 7th year of Tenmei.
Shinnosuke (Inowaki Kai) and his men attack rice stores that are withholding rice one after another. When the elder councilors are shocked by the news, Okitsugu(Ken Watanabe) calmly and accurately offers advice. Meanwhile, Tsutae (Yokohama) visits Okitsugu and suggests a plan to distribute money instead of rice, so that people can eventually buy more rice.
Meanwhile, at the Hitotsubashi residence, Harumasa tells Sadanobu (Inoue Yuki) that the Ooku has withdrawn its opposition and that he will officially be appointed as a senior councilor, but...
The episode showed Osaki bringing "that box" with her to visit Takaoka (Tominaga Ai), the head of the Ooku.
"Something like this was sent to me, and it's creepy. Takaoka-sama, do you know anything about it?" he said, and pulled out from the box a pair of "cursed gloves" that are said to have taken the life of Iemoto (Hidekazu Mashima), the eldest son of Ieharu (Tomoya Oku). The gloves had been custom-made by Takaoka and delivered to Iemoto in the name of Tanehime (Ayu Oda), Sadanobu's younger sister.
As Takaoka's eyes widen in surprise at the sudden appearance of the glove, Osaki blatantly says, "Is that so? Oh, only here," implying that the glove had been poisoned, and imitates Iemoto by biting the glove. While Takaoka pretends to be calm, Osaki smiles confidently and says, "Shall we take a look?"
On social media, viewers responded with comments such as, "I can't believe that the contents of that black wooden box were those gloves...!!", "I can't believe those gloves appeared at this timing", "Wow! That's the special grade cursed object!!", "A special grade cursed object appeared... That's bad, Osaki", "Osaki, you're doing that on purpose", and "This is too obvious". Afterwards, it was decided to withdraw their opposition, and Takaoka was shown trembling with rage, with comments such as, "Was it Takaoka who put it in the gloves!?", "Takaoka-sama, are you being threatened? By someone who seems so foolproof?", "Takaoka-sama is angry", "Takaoka-sama looks like he's bursting with rage", and "Takaoka-sama is trembling".
