At the Kamakura Imperial Palace office. Yoshitoki (Shun Oguri) (C) NHK, remembering a long time ago
The taiga drama “Kamakura-dono no Thirteen” (NHK), written by Koki Mitani and starring Shun Oguri, depicts the life of Yoshitoki Hojo, the second regent of the Kamakura shogunate. In the 47th December 11th broadcast, “A certain enemy morning, a certain speech”, Yoshitoki, who is shaken by the imperial proclamation of the retired emperor, and his wife, Noe, who suddenly darkens. ).
■ “It’s been an interesting life.” Yoshitoki smiles
MINAMOTO no Yorishige (INOUE Myungju), who was of Genji lineage, raised an army in Kyoto aiming for the site of the next Kamakura-dono, and part of the Imperial Palace disappeared. Retired Emperor Gotoba (Matsuya ONOE) declares that he will collect the cost of rebuilding the Imperial Palace from the samurai, but Yoshitoki ignores the order. Yoshitoki’s son Yasutoki (Kentaro Sakaguchi), who heard the gokenin’s voices of anxiety and dissatisfaction against this strong stance, realized that the Emperor’s real target was not Kaneko, but the regent and the gokenin . between.
As expected, Fujiwara Hideyasu (Hoshi Tomoya), a samurai on the side of the retired emperor, attacked and killed Kyoto Shugo. Since the Kyoto shugo was the older brother of Yoshitoki’s wife Noe (Rinko Kikuchi), Yoshitoki asks, “Did you let your brother die?” However, Yoshitoki, worried that Yoshimura Miura (Koji Yamamoto) has issued a decree to hunt him down and kill him, doesn’t deal with it and Noe puts on an angry expression.
Yasutoki advises Yoshitoki to fight Kyoto, but Yoshitoki tells him, “I can’t burn Kamakura to ashes just because of me,” and tells his brother, Tokifusa, that if he’s gone, he’ll turn him over to Yasutoki. (Koji Seto) and his son Asahi (Takeru Nishimura). However, he is also asked about whether he wanted Masamura (Taisuke Niihara), son of Yoshitoki and Yoshitoki, to be his successor.
Yoshitoki tells Masako (Eiko Koike), who now calls herself “Ama Shogun”, and her younger sister Mie (Ema Miyazawa) that she will hand over her head for Kamakura, but no longer wishes her family dead. , on the other hand, he gives a speech in front of a large number of gokenin, urging them to fight against Kyoto.
Then Yasutoki said, “Now is the time to unite, protect the shogun, and defeat the enemy under the authority of the regent. The vassals unite in the direction of fighting Kyoto. Seeing the unexpected behavior of his sister and son, Yoshitoki cries without hesitation, as if he was back in the old days of “Koshiro”.
■ “I’m Koshiro.”
At the end of the anguish of Hamlet’s famous line “Shall I live or shall I die?” Yoshitoki.
On social media, he said, “Yoshitoki was never alone. Even when he tried to feel alone and shake off his family, he never gave up. I know Yoshitoki devoted his entire life to Kamakura.” ‘t lonely!” It was”, just before the final episode, a voice that seemed to agree with Yoshitoki for the first time in a long time overflowed.
■ Rinko Kikuchi’s incredible expression of love and hate
On the other hand, however, the relationship between Yoshitoki and Noe has become even more disturbing than the relationship between Kyoto and Kamakura. His older brother was forced to die for Kamakura, the path of his son’s successor was cut short, and his husband was cold to him compared to his ex-wife and the wife before her… The “Murder Theory” indicator has definitely gone all the way up.
Furthermore, Kikuchi, who expresses his feelings of intense love and hate for Yoshitoki with a bold and delicate expression, said, “I’m thrilled.” “Today’s Rinko Kikuchi-san was really extraordinary. Anger, hatred, frustration and the feeling of guilt overturned a little disrespect. It’s all confused and I can’t say anything. It’s terrible.
■ Preview video too chaotic… What will happen at the end of Yoshitoki?
And finally, next week is the final episode, cry or laugh. However, the Jokyu War has not started in earnest yet, and there are still things to do after the war, and it is decided that Yoshitoki’s death will be depicted… There are still many cases to be collected, and in the announcement, the Yoshitoki’s stepmother Riku (Rie Miyazawa) appears again and Masako has collapsed, so the information is blocked.
Also on SNS, “Wait, is the final episode enough????” “Isn’t it necessary for about six months?” “(Yoshitoki) commissioned Unkei (Kazuyuki Aijima) to create a Buddhist statue, but it was carried through to the final episode.” from? There were many worried voices
Of particular interest is the depiction of Yoshitoki’s last moments, with Mitani saying, “I was aware of Agatha Christie” and production manager Takuya Shimizu testifying, “(People involved) were equally surprised.” On SNS, “Noah’s Crime Theory” is getting more intense from this development. , murdered with Tou??” “It’s the mastermind Tokyusa in the final episode, right?” “Heiroku (Yoshimura) is shirtless and stabs Koshiro.”
However, viewers’ consensus is that “You have to be prepared for despair after lifting, which is your specialty”, and “I’ll make various predictions, but please, somehow, Koshiro will have a salvation at the end. Whether it’s the two points.
Anyway, along with the laughter, Koki Mitani, who specializes in mystery stories, is sure that he can come up with a surprising and convincing ending. It is annoying that the BS broadcast “Hayakama” also wears the “M-1 Grand Prix”, but if you get that far, we will all be at the mercy of Koki Mitani’s demonic script until the end.
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“Kamakura-dono no 13-nin” is broadcast every Sunday at 8pm on NHK General and 6pm on BS Premium and BS4K. The end of the Jokyu War and Yoshitoki’s final moments will be depicted in an expanded 15-minute version in the final episode, “Toki no Toki”, scheduled for December 18th.
Text/Miwako Yoshinaga
