Taiga drama “Kamakura-dono no Thirteen” (NHK), written by Koki Mitani and starring Shun Oguri, depicting Yoshitoki Hojo, the second regent of the Kamakura Shogunate. In the 35th episode “Bitter Sake Cup” broadcast on September 4th, in parallel with the confrontation between Yoshitoki’s father Tokimasa (Yajuro Bando) and Shigetada Hatakeyama (Taishi Nakagawa), Sanetomo, the third Kamakura-dono, is in agony. was also drawn, 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), the cousin of the Retired Emperor Gotoba (Matsuya Onoe), but his expression remains unimpressed. 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 spending time together.
Yoshimori said, “Let’s take you to an interesting place.” The shrine maiden advised Sanetomo, “Don’t go out on a snowy day,” and Sanetomo complained to her shrine maiden that everything, including her marriage, was decided outside of him. hit the
Then the walking shrine maiden said, “No matter what your worries are, they are not yours alone. Remember that there are people who have been struggling with the same thing since long ago. 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.” Her kind words brought tears to her eyes.
At that time, the imperial palace was in an uproar because Sanetomo was missing. Tokimasa, who was visiting Sanetomo in order to receive a letter from Kamakura-dono in order to subjugate Hatakeyama, was once driven back 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, was not able 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 a notice of appearance. However, in this 35th episode, the opening was suddenly credited as “Walking Miko Otake Shinobu”, and the viewers who watched the BS broadcast a little early were asked, “Huh?? Otake Shinobu?” And so on, “Shinobu Otake” became a Twitter trend before the start of the main broadcast.
Walking shrine maiden is a general term for shrine maidens who perform prayers and divination while wandering without belonging to a specific shrine. Moreover, this shrine maiden had a big role to play in deciding Sanetomo’s fate in many ways. Otake, who has left many divine performances in various dramas 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 website). Even on SNS, “Oh, Shinobu Otake, the fortune-telling grandmother!? I really didn’t understand.” I don’t know.” Surprised voices rose one following another.
■ The words of the shrine maiden were also messages from Koki Mitani.
In addition, the message that the shrine maiden conveys to Sanetomo is actually the word that was used in the lyrics of the song in Koki Mitani’s original musical “Japanese History”. role) revealed on his Twitter. Unusually for this bleak drama, the dialogue was like an ale to cheer up the viewers.
Even on SNS, “One of the best quotes in the series”, “Mitani-san, in various works, what you’re worried regarding, even if it’s someone else’s worry, you’re not the only one who’s worried regarding it.” No matter how lonely a person may be in his or her pain and suffering, the impression and gratitude that the wisdom of his predecessors left behind will stand by him. Heat”, and the words conveying the impression were one following another.
■ Yasutoki, who is not good at playing sugoroku, is disturbed by Kamakura-dono maniacs
The other person who received the walking shrine maiden’s prophecy was Yasutoki, who was told that he was not good at Sugoroku. The moment they heard these words, the well-trained Kamakura-dono maniacs shouted, “Ah! Buei!” There were quite a few voices recalling 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 retainers. was
In addition, Kazusasuke was under the impression that Yoritomo’s title ‘bue’ meant ‘friend’, and for some reason called Yoritomo and the people around him ‘bue’. Therefore, immediately following Kazusasuke’s death, Yasutoki was born and cried “Buei (Buei)”, so the theory that “Is it Kazusasuke’s reincarnation?” was whispered immediately following the broadcast.
Because of this background, when Yasutoki confessed that “for some reason I feel sick when I play sugoroku,” the enthusiasts asked, “Isn’t sugoroku 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 then.” Was our speculation correct? It was overflowing with howling 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 has died!” “Please stop fortune-telling with a 100% accuracy rate, the viewers will die.” After all, this walking shrine maiden was not an ordinary person to be able to accurately predict the tragedy that will occur ten years later.
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“Kamakura-dono no 13-nin” is broadcast every Sunday at 8:00 pm on NHK General, and at 6:00 pm on BS Premium and BS4K. In the 36th installment “Bushi no Kagami”, Tokimasa, who received a rough draft from Sanetomo, summons the gokenin, while Yoshitoki’s struggle is also depicted.
Text/Yoshinaga Miwako