The 43rd episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "Love Song of Betrayal", was broadcast on Getsuku, with comedian Maruyama Rei reprising her role as Toku.
"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 43, Tsutae (Yokohama) was preparing 50 paintings of prostitutes to be painted by Utamaro (Sometani Shota) as a way to repay his debt to Yoshiwara.
Tsutaju pushes ahead with his work, unaware of Utamaro's troubled feelings about his relationship with Tsutaju, but one day he is shaken when he hears that Utamaro is teaming up with Manjiro (Nakamura Tsubame) of Nishimuraya. Meanwhile, in Edo Castle, Sadanobu is devoting all his energy to countering Orosha.
Toku, played by Maruyama, is the wife of Tsutaju's brother-in-law, Jirobei (played by Aoi Nakamura). In the same episode, she comes with Fuji (played by Naoko Iijima) and gives hand-me-downs to Tsutaju, who is eagerly awaiting the birth of their child.
On social media, viewers who noticed responded with comments such as, "Jirobei's wife! Maruyama Rei," "It's been a while since we've seen Amihama," and "Jirobei's brother-in-law's wife calls herself a straightforward wife." Other comments included, "Jirobei's straightforward wife was there casually, wasn't she? What a rare second appearance," "Jirobei wasn't there, but I was happy to see Maruyama Rei, who plays his wife, back for the first time since the wedding," and "Maruyama Rei is surprisingly fitting in (even though she doesn't have any lines)."
