Overview
A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. With an extraordinary combination of intelligence, bravery and military skill, Hideyoshi rose to near-absolute power and greatly expanded upon Nobunaga's unification of Japan's warlords. This series also focused on Hideyoshi's personal life, particularly his relationships with his mother and his wife, and the pair's rivalry for influence over him.
Production
NHK
Networks
NHKSeasons
Season 1
49 ep · 1996
Cast & Characters
Naoto Takenaka
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Yasuko Sawaguchi
O-Ne
Tetsuya Watari
Oda Nobunaga
Masanobu Takashima
Toyotomi Hidenaga
Etsuko Ichihara
Naka
Tohru Watanabe
Maeda Toshiie
Hiroaki Murakami
Akechi Mitsuhide
Hidekazu Akai
Ishikawa Goemon
Hiroyuki Sanada
Ishida Mitsunari
Shun Oguri
Ishida Mitsunari (child)
Directors & Crew
Keishi Otomo
Director
Rintaro Mayuzumi
Director
Yo Takeyama
Screenplay
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