The third episode of NHK's period drama " Akinaiseiden Kin to Gin 2," starring actress Fuka Koshiba , will be broadcast on December 28th in the "Special Selection! Period Drama" slot (General, Sundays at 6:10 AM).
The subtitle of the episode is "Bells and Marbles." Pregnant Sachi (Koshiba) worries about her younger sister Yui (Nagasawa Itsuki), who has just arrived in Osaka, but is having a hard time fitting in. Meanwhile, Sachi turns her attention to "obi" (sashes) in an effort to boost sales. Obi fashion hasn't yet caught on in Osaka.
While Shusuke (Izumisawa Yuki) rushes to Kyoto to buy new obi fabric and promote "Gosuzuya Obi," Masumi-ya, with whom he has a grudge, spends a large amount of money on advertising and establishes "Masumi-ya Obi." Sachi tries to come up with an ingenious idea that no one else can imitate, but...
" 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 as she marries Tomozo, the sixth-generation owner of Gosuzuya, and how they begin selling "Hamahabutae" silk from New Year's as a desperate attempt 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.
