NHK's program "Heroes' Choices," which focuses on heroes who made decisions that changed history, will air the "selection" segment "The Mysterious Man of Edo Castle: The Ambitions of Harusame Hitotsubashi, UNBOUND (Berabou)."
Mid-Edo period. As a feudal lord, Hitotsubashi Harusame, one of the three branches of the Tokugawa shogunate, was not permitted to manage his domain or participate in shogunate politics, leading a boring life simply as a child to prepare for the next shogun. However, when the son of the 10th shogun, Ieharu, suddenly died, Harusame's son, Ienari, became shogun. This awakened a dormant desire for power.
Jisei attempts to take over the Shogunate, but is thwarted by powerful bureaucrats such as Tanuma Okitsugu and Matsudaira Sadanobu, leading to a political conflict. Politics in Edo Castle is rife with intrigue. In the end...
