Taiga drama “Kamakura-dono no Thirteen” (NHK), written by Koki Mitani and starring Shun Oguri, portraying Yoshitoki Hojo, the second ruler of the Kamakura Shogunate. In the 35th episode “Bitter Sake Cup” broadcast on September 4th, parallel to the confrontation between Yoshitoki Tokimasa’s father (Yajuro Bando) and Shigetada Hatakeyama (Taishi Nakagawa), Sanetomo, the third Kamakura-dono) is also in agony. , and the surprise appearance of a big shot was a big hit on SNS (there are spoilers below).
A worried Sanetomo heads to Yoshimori and Tomoe’s mansion.
Sanetomo is married to Chiyo (Konatsu Kato), a cousin of the retired Emperor Gotoba (Matsuya Onoe), but his expression remains unchanged. Sanetomo, accompanied by Yoshitoki’s son Yasutoki (Kentaro Sakaguchi), revisits the residence of Yoshimori Wada (Eiji Yokota) and Tomoe Gozen (Sayaka Akimoto), who have fond memories of their time together.
Yoshimori said, “We’re taking you to an interesting place.” The shrine maiden warns Sanetomo: “Don’t go out on a snowy day” and Sanetomo expresses his dissatisfaction that everything, including this marriage, was decided out of his control.
Then the walking shrine girl said, “No matter what your concerns are, they are not yours alone. Remember there are people who have struggled with the same thing for a long time. I will be the same as you in the future. Don’t forget that. there are people who are troubled by this. You are not alone, never. ” At those words of kindness, Sanetomo had tears in his eyes.
At that time the imperial palace was in turmoil because Sanetomo had disappeared. Tokimasa, who was visiting Sanetomo to receive a letter from Kamakura-dono to subjugate Hatakeyama, was once rejected by Masako (Eiko Koike), Mitsue (Ema Miyazawa), and others who sensed Sanetomo’s intentions. However, Tokimasa, who secretly remained at the Imperial Palace, tried to get Sanetomo to write a kao while Sanetomo, who had just returned from Yoshimori, failed to grasp the current situation.
■ Voices of surprise at the sudden appearance: “I really didn’t understand”.
When a leading actor appears in a new drama, it is common to have an appearance notice. However, in this 35th episode, the opening was suddenly credited as “Walking Miko Otake Shinobu”, and viewers who saw the BS broadcast a little early were asked, “Eh ?? Otake Shinobu?” And so on, “Shinobu Otake” became a Twitter trend before the main broadcast began.
Walking shrine maiden is a general term for shrine maidens who perform prayers and divinations while wandering without belonging to a specific shrine. Additionally, this shrine maiden played an important role in deciding Sanetomo’s fate in many ways. Otake, who left behind many divine representations in various plays and stages, would have been the right choice.
As Ohtake said, “It’s the best role for a 100-year-old person to play” (from an interview on the official site). Also on SNS, “Oh, Shinobu Otake, the grandmother who predicts the future !? I really didn’t understand.” I don’t know. “The surprised voices rose one after another.
■ The shrine maiden’s words were also messages from Koki Mitani.
Also, the message the shrine maiden conveys to Sanetomo is actually the word used in the lyrics of the song in Koki Mitani’s original musical role “Japanese History” revealed on his Twitter. Unusually for this dark drama, the dialogue was like a beer to cheer the viewers.
Also on SNS, “ One of the best quotes in the series ”, “ Mitani-san, in various works, what you are worried about, even if it is someone else’s concern, you are not the only one who is worried about it. No matter how lonely a person may be in his pain and suffering, the impression and gratitude that the wisdom left by his predecessors will be at his side. Heat “, and the words that convey the impression were one after the other. Other.
■ Yasutoki, who is not good at playing sugoroku, is bothered by Kamakura-dono maniacs
The other person who received the prophecy of the walking shrine maiden was Yasutoki, who was told he was not good at Sugoroku. The moment they heard these words, the well-trained Kamakura-dono maniacs shouted, “Ah! Buei!” There were several rumors that recalled Hirotsune Kazusa (Koichi Sato), who had a tragic end in the 15th episode.
Hirotsune Kazusa, also known as “Kazusasuke”, was killed by Minamoto no Yoritomo (Yo Oizumi) as an example for his servants.
Also, Kazusasuke was under the impression that Yoritomo’s title “ox” meant “friend”, and for some reason he called Yoritomo and the people around him “ox”. Therefore, soon after Kazusasuke’s death, Yasutoki was born and cried “ Buei (Buei) ”, hence the theory that “ Is he the reincarnation of Kazusasuke? ” Was whispered right after the broadcast.
Because of this background, when Yasutoki confessed that “for some reason I feel bad when I play sugoroku”, fans asked, “Is sugoroku not bad because it’s a theory that Yasutoki is a martial arts reincarnation?” While playing Sugoroku with Kajiwara Kagetoki, he was murdered in his previous life. Well, “and was our speculation right? It was overflowing with screaming voices.
By the way, Sanetomo’s other prophecy, “Don’t go out on a snowy day”, was heard by those who know the historical facts, “Yes, Kura’s heart is dead!” 100% accuracy rate, viewers will die. ”After all, this shrine walking maiden was no ordinary person who could accurately predict the tragedy that will happen ten years later.
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“Kamakura-dono no 13-nin” airs every Sunday at 8pm on NHK General and at 6pm on BS Premium and BS4K. In the 36th episode “Bushi no Kagami”, Tokimasa, who received a rough draft from Sanetomo, evokes the gokenin, while Yoshitoki’s fight is also depicted.
Text / Yoshinaga Miwako
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