The 46th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "The Soga Festival Incident", aired on November 30th, depicting the shocking turn of events in which Osaki (Emi Kurara), who had been acting as a spy for Sadanobu (Inoue Yuki) and his men, was killed after being fed a poisoned manju by Hitotsubashi Harusame (Ikuta Toma). Looking back on the episode, Ikuta said that he was "excited" as Harusame, who was way ahead of Sadanobu and his men.
" 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 46, Tsutaju (Yokohama) is stuck, unable to complete a satisfactory actor portrait. Meanwhile, Tsutaju and Utamaro (AI Hashimoto) express their desire to see a painting that only the two of them could create. Driven by this desire, Utamaro returns to Koshodo.
After the actor paintings were completed, Tsutaju began selling them under the name of artist Toshusai Sharaku to coincide with Kabuki performances. Word of Sharaku gradually spread throughout Edo and Edo Castle, reaching the ears of Hitotsubashi Harusame.
On the day of the festival, Sadanobu (Ken Yasuda Akira)" and take revenge. However, Jisei, who has noticed that one of the baits, a piece of gisaku, is in Sadanobu's handwriting, has instead had his own men sneak into the festival.
After handing out poisoned buns to Sadanobu and his men, and then using one of them to kill Osaki, Jisei leaves the festival laughing.
Looking back on how Jisei felt when he realized Sadanobu and his men were plotting, he said, "I'm sure he was convinced when he saw that the characters were familiar and he had seen them before. I think he was excited. He was like, 'Here it comes, here it comes.'"
The same episode also featured a scene in which Jisei contacted Tsutaju and asked him about Sharaku's true identity.
"I think it was a deliberate move to go into Koshodo, or rather, to go into the store. I don't feel the slightest bit of hatred or resentment or the desire to punish them. I really don't feel anything at all. For Chisei, it's just a moment to kill time," he said.
