2025 Japanese TV series or program
Unbound Written by Yoshiko Morishita Directed by Taku Ōhara and others Starring Narrated by Haruka Ayase Composer John R. Graham Country of origin Japan Original language Japanese Running time 45 minutes Network NHK Release January 5, 2025 (2025-01-05 )
Unbound (べらぼう〜蔦重栄華乃夢噺〜 , Berabou Tsutajū Eiga no Yume-banashi ) [ 1] is a Japanese historical drama television series starring Ryusei Yokohama as Tsutaya Jūzaburō . The series is the 64th NHK taiga drama .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Plot
In the mid-18th century Japan, the Rōjū Tanuma Okitsugu prioritized commerce over agriculture to rebuild the nation's finances. As the economy improved, a relatively liberal atmosphere emerged among the common people, fostering cultural development. One of the central figures in this cultural movement was Tsutaya Jūzaburō, a publisher. However, when the era transitioned to Matsudaira Sadanobu 's governance from Tanuma's, stricter controls on entertainment were imposed, causing hardship for Jūzaburō. Even so, he remained undeterred, discovering and making talents such as Utamaro , Hokusai and Sharaku famous.
Cast
Starring role
His family
Publishing industry
Artists
Tokugawa shogunate
Ōoku
Yoshiwara pleasure quarters
Others
Haruka Ayase as Kurosuke Inari / narrator
Hayato Ichihara as Toriyama Kengyō
Kai Inowaki as Oda Shinnosuke
Toshinori Omi as Hirasawa Tsunemasa
Naomasa Musaka as Hanjirō
Nene Yoshitaka as a corpse
Kanna Fuji as a corpse
Rin Yoda as a corpse
So Yamanaka as Sugita Genpaku
James Onoda as a bathhouse owner
TV schedule
Episode
Title
Directed by
Original airdate
Rating
1
"Arigata-yama no Kangarasu" (ありがた山の寒がらす )
Taku Ōhara
January 5, 2025 (2025-01-05 )
12.6%
2
"Yoshiwara Saiken <Aa, Oedo>" (吉原細見 『嗚呼御江戸』 )
January 12, 2025 (2025-01-12 )
12.0%
3
"Senkyaku Banrai <Hitome Senbon>" (千客万来 『一目千本』 )
January 19, 2025 (2025-01-19 )
11.7%
4
"<Hinagata Wakana> no Amai Wana" (『雛形若菜』の甘い罠 )
Takashi Fukagawa
January 26, 2025 (2025-01-26 )
10.5%
5
"Tsuta ni Karamaru Inga no Tsuru" (蔦に唐丸因果の蔓 )
February 2, 2025 (2025-02-02 )
6
"Uroko Hagareta <Setsuyō-shū>" (鱗剥がれた『節用集』 )
February 9, 2025 (2025-02-09 )
7
"Kōki Tōrai <Magaki no Hana>" (好機到来『籬の花』 )
February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16 )
8
"Gyakushū no <Kinkin Sensei>" (逆襲の『金々先生』 )
February 23, 2025 (2025-02-23 )
References
External links
1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Tobu ga Gotoku (1990)
Taiheiki (1991)
Nobunaga (1992)
Ryūkyū no Kaze (1993)
Homura Tatsu (1993-1994)
Hana no Ran (1994)
Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (1995)
Hideyoshi (1996)
Mori Motonari (1997)
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998)
Genroku Ryoryan (1999)
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