The 46th episode of the NHK Taiga drama " UNBOUND (Berabou) " (General TV, Sundays at 8pm and others), starring actor Ryusei Yokohama , entitled "The Soga Festival Incident", was broadcast on November 30th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 8.8% for households and 4.9% for individuals.
" 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) starts selling his paintings under the name of the artist "Toshusai Sharaku." Rumors about Sharaku gradually spread throughout Edo city and Edo Castle, reaching the ears of Hitotsubashi Harusame (Ikuta Toma).
On the day of the festival, Sadanobu (Inoue Yuki) and his men plan to use the spy Osaki (Emi Kurara) to lure Jisei with the bait that Sharaku's true identity is "the living Gennai (Ken Yasuda Akira)" and take revenge. However, Jisei, who realized that one of the baits, a piece of gisaku's handwriting, was "Sadanobu's," 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.
Meanwhile, Tsutaju, who nearly ate the poisoned bun, hears the whole story from Heizo (Nakamura Hayato), but is furious, thinking, "How can we protect ourselves?" Then, a "certain man" appears before Tsutaju. The man's face is the same as Chisei's... and the episode ends with a shocking twist.
