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 viewers were in an uproar when the name "Haruo" was mentioned by Masayoshi ( Jun Hashimoto Goshi), a disciple of Shigemasa (Hashimoto Jun).
"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, Tsutaju (Yokohama) visits Utamaro (Shota Sometani) and finds Kiyo (Sawako Fujima) ill and bedridden. Meanwhile, thanks to Tsuruya (Shunsuke Shunsuke Kazama), Tsutaju reunites with Masanori (Kyoden Furukawa Yudai), with whom he had a falling-out argument. Meanwhile, Sadanobu (Yuki Inoue) calls Heizo (Nakamura Hayato) and, promising him a promotion, orders him to set up a labor camp.
Furthermore, Sadanobu did not let up on his reforms, taking a strict view of scholarship and thought, and imposing control over publication...
One day, Tsutaju asked Shigemasa, "Do you know anyone young enough to ask for Tomimoto's book?" Shigemasa's pupil Masayoshi replied, "Oh, how about Shunro? He's from Shunsho-sensei's school!" Shigemasa laughed, and when Tsutaju showed interest, he explained, "He's dabbling in Chinese paintings and Western paintings and always causing trouble, but well, you never know what's going to happen to him."
The "Haruo" mentioned by Masami is Katsukawa Haruo (later known as Katsushika Hokusai), and it has been announced that the role of this "genius artist who is still loved all over the world" will be played by Kukkie! of the comedy duo Yasei Bakudan.
On social media, comments such as "Is that the rumored artist?", "Ahhhhhhhh, there's a name!", "Oh, finally!", "Finally, Shunro's name has been mentioned", "Shunro...? Isn't that Katsushika Hokusai?", "Hokusai! Hokusai is coming!" and "Hokusai-chan!!!" were posted one after another.
