The 36th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8:00 PM and other times), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , aired on September 21st, depicting the final moments of Koikawa Harumachi (Okayama Amane). Matsudaira Sadanobu (Inoue Yuki), who had loved Harumachi's yellow-covered books since his childhood, was left alone to weep upon hearing the news of Harumachi's suicide. Inoue, who played Sadanobu, reflected on the scene.
" 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 36th event, Tsutaya's new works "Oumugaeshi Bunbu no Futamichi" and "Tenkaichimenkagami no Umebachi" sold like hotcakes.
Sadanobu is furious at Tsutaju's (Yokohama) book and orders it out of print. Kisanji (Omi Toshinori) decides to give up writing, and Harumachi is summoned. Then, Tsutaju learns from a letter from Nanpo (Kenta Kiritani) that Tosaku (Kimura Ryo) is ill, and visits him with Suharaya (Kotaro Satomi) and Nanpo... and so on.
Regarding Sadanobu's reaction when he learned of Harumachi's seppuku, Inoue revealed, "I think he took such action because he felt emotions that would not subside unless he let them out somewhere."
"For Sadanobu, Koikawa Harumachi and the yellow cover magazines were something that broadened his world. His own policies even took the life of such an important person. From Sadanobu's perspective, it must have been a very complicated scene, with many things running through his head that I cannot even imagine."
Regarding Sadanobu's conflict, Inoue expressed understanding, saying, "I think he would have been unhappy to have to crack down on something he loved."
"But when he looked at the current government, Sadanobu came to the conclusion that things wouldn't go well unless he promoted frugality and simplicity, so while he suppressed his favorite yellow-covered magazines and the like, he stuck to what he thought was right, and I think he is, for better or worse, a man of great core. I play the role with the idea that Sadanobu must have always been conflicted, especially during the Kansei Reforms."
