The 42nd episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sundays at 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "The Uninvited Guest", was broadcast on November 2nd, and the words spoken by Utamaro (Sometani Shota) at the end of the episode caught the attention of viewers.
" 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 42nd episode, Tsutaju (Yokohama), who recovered with Utamaro's large-headed beauties and started a book wholesale business, recovers his business after losing half his money after the new year.
Utamaro's new work, a ukiyo-e print depicting Edo's "poster girls," also becomes a big hit, and the shops prosper with customers wanting to meet the poster girls, and the town of Edo becomes lively. Meanwhile, Tei (AI Hashimoto) tells Tsutaju that she is pregnant...
In the second half of the story, Tsutaju decides to have Utamaro paint 50 pictures of prostitutes in exchange for repaying his debt to Yoshiwara. However, Utamaro is dissatisfied with Tsutaju, who has proceeded with the project without his permission, saying, "So you're selling me to pay off your debt?"
Upon learning that Tei is pregnant, Tsutaju, eagerly awaiting the birth of the child, declares, "Please! I want a baby too!" and begs Utamaro to help her find a new best-selling item for the store.
Although Utamaro eventually gave in, he had mixed feelings. Later, in front of Manjiro (played by Nakamura Tsubame), the second generation head of Nishimuraya, Utamaro declared his "parting ways" by saying, "Once I finish drawing this set, it's time to end my relationship with Tsutaju." He said he would accept requests for work from Manjiro.
On social media, criticism was directed at Tsutaju's words and actions, with viewers commenting, "That's not right for the song 'Kids are born too'," "'Kids are born too' was the final nail in the coffin...," "The thread snapped at the line 'A baby is being born...' for Uta...," "'I don't want to cause you any trouble' is the worst thing you can say to Uta," "He said that?", "Uta-kun, it's fine even if you cut off someone like that...," "Tsutaju, you're the one at fault," and "Tsutaju is in the wrong."
