The 38th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "The Beginning of the Local Book Wholesaler's Friendships", was broadcast on October 5th, and it was revealed why Hananoi (played by Fuka Koshiba)'s "flower painting" was not included in "One Glance, a Thousand Books" that appeared in the third episode (broadcast on January 19th). This became a hot topic among viewers, with comments such as "This was a long-winded plot twist to resolve."
"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 38, Tsutae (Yokohama) visits Utamaro (Sometani Shota) and finds Kiyo (Fujima Sawako) sick and bedridden.
Meanwhile, thanks to Tsuruya's (Shunsuke Kazama) arrangement, Tsutaju reunites with Masanori (Kyoden, Furukawa Yudai), with whom he had a falling out after an argument. Meanwhile, Sadanobu (Inoue Yuki) calls Heizo (Nakamura Hayato) and orders him to set up a labor camp, promising him a promotion.
Furthermore, Sadanobu did not let up on his reforms, taking a strict view of scholarship and thought, and imposing control over publication...
As a countermeasure, Tsutaju presents to his colleagues a plan to make the local book wholesalers throughout Edo "give up" by having them go to him with mountains of drafts to receive instructions. He succeeds in gaining the cooperation of Shigemasa (Jun Hashimoto), Masanori, Nishimuraya (Nishimura Masahiko), and Urokogataya (Kataoka Ainosuke).
Meanwhile, Tsutaju entertains Heizō in Yoshiwara, where she reveals that the 50 ryo Heizō had once invested in Hana no I was using to buy rice for the poor in Yoshiwara, rather than for the "One Thousand Flowers at a Glance" painting, which depicts prostitutes as flowers.
Heizo, realizing for the first time that he had been deceived, was surprised and asked, "So that's why there were no paintings of flowers from Hananoi." Heizo then smiled nostalgically and said, "I see. Hananoi, you are truly the woman who emptied my treasury."
On social media, viewers expressed surprise, saying things like, "Ah, that's from back then," "A nostalgic case!!," "I remember it! Kamohei! It's being retrieved after decades!" and "The reason the painting of flowers at Hananoi wasn't there... it was retrieved today! Amazing!" There were also comments like, "That painting of the silver coin. And Onihei only just now realizes it. I think it's a well-crafted plot twist," "Kamohira, you didn't know about it until now!! Lol," and "And now Onihei has fallen in love with Hananoi all over again!"
