Tanuma Okitsugu explores the background of the "big crisis"

NHK's program "Heroes' Choices," which highlights heroes who made decisions that changed history, will rebroadcast "Tanuma Okitsugu in a Crisis! - Ichi's Stabbing Murder at the Palace" on NHK BS from 9:00 PM on September 8th as a "selection."Tanuma Okitsugu in the mid-Edo period, but his influence began to wane after the stabbing of his son, Ichi... We explore the background to Okitsugu"crisis."

Tanuma Okitsugu started out as a samurai retainer with a stipend of 600 koku, but rose to become a daimyo with a stipend of 57,000 koku. He stabilized the shogunate's tight finances through various economic reforms. However, many daimyo were opposed to Okitsugu's reforms, which were unconstrained by traditional values.

Following the stabbing of his son, Ichi Denchu, resentment towards Okitsugu suddenly grows. Continuing famine and destruction add to the difficulties, putting Okitsugu in a difficult position. What is Okitsugu's ultimate solution to this predicament...?