The second episode of NHK's period drama " Akinaiseiden Kin to Gin 2," starring actress Fuka Koshiba , will be broadcast on December 21st in the "Special Selection! Period Drama" slot (General, Sundays at 6:10 AM).
The subtitle of the episode is "Two Gosuzuyas." Masumiya (Yamanishi Jun) and Gosuzuya, who have a grudge against each other over the Hama Habutae incident, end up fighting over the purchase of Kikyoya, but Sachi (Koshiba) and her friends succeed in the purchase.
On the day of the delivery, Sachi and Chizo (Matsumoto Reo) notice that the expressions on Kikyoya's head clerk Shusuke ( Leo Matsumoto Yuki) and his staff are gloomy. Then, Magoroku (Yoshimi Kazutoyo) tells them, "You can't use the Kikyoya name or shop curtain anymore!", which leaves Sachi perplexed. However, the day before, Jihei (Hiroshi Tachi) has given her some advice regarding the purchase...
"Akinaiseiden Kin to Gin" is set in the mid-Edo period and depicts the hard work and ingenuity of ordinary people as they make their businesses successful, while incorporating a variety of customs. Season 1, which aired in 2023, follows the protagonist Sachi (Koshiba), who marries Tomozo (Leo Matsumoto), the sixth-generation owner of Gosuzuya, and how they begin selling "Hamahabutae" (a traditional Japanese silk fabric) from New Year's as a desperate plan to revive the struggling Gosuzuya.
In Season 2, while increasing Gosuzuya's wealth, she experiences the death of her beloved... She becomes the seventh female owner in Osaka, where women's names are prohibited, opens a store in Edo, and builds the foundation of Gosuzuya's Edo store with her eccentric ideas and the bonds she forms with her colleagues.
