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 viewers were horrified by the sight of Hitotsubashi Harusame (Ikuta Toma), who took the life of Osaki (Emi Kurara) with a poisoned manju (bun).
" 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 painter Toshusai Sharaku to coincide with Kabuki performances. Word of Sharaku gradually spread throughout Edo and Edo Castle, and even reached the ears of Jisei.
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...and so the story unfolds.
"I hope so," Jisei said as he brought the poisoned bun to Osaki's mouth. Viewers responded on social media with comments such as, "Killing with bean paste in a bun," "Assassinating with bean paste, that's the real 'Assassination with bean paste,'" and "Master Kyotaro said it was killing with bean paste. Manju really are scary." Some also commented, "Hitotsubashi-sama is scary. I can't sleep after hearing that 'I hope so,'" and "The scene where he feeds the bun and says 'I hope so,' is a scene that makes you feel fear towards the psychopath Jisei, but the rhythm, which is like 'omotenashi' (hospitality), made me laugh a little."
Furthermore, there were comments such as "Is Jisei the Demon King or the Devil?", "I'm horrified by the Demon King Hitotsubashi Jisei", "Jisai's ability to sense danger is too high, and knowing about it yet toying with those around him is the act of a devil, or rather a demon king", as well as many opinions such as "Young Sadanobu, you're just so careless!!!!", "I mean, Sadanobu-sama, it's obvious from your handwriting that you're so careless..." and "Sadanobu-kun's carelessness! That's what it's like... This is what Bonbon is like..."
