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Taikouki

Taikouki

19651 Season52 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.

Created by Eiji Yoshikawa
Written by Eiji Yoshikawa, Mogi Sosuke
NetworksNHK

Top Cast

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Sunaga Hiroshi

Kinoshita Yaemon

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Toyotomi no Hideyoshi

Shiho Fujimura

Shiho Fujimura

Nene

Yoshiko Mita

Yoshiko Mita

Chacha

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Naka

Masakazu Tamura

Masakazu Tamura

Toyotomi no Hidetsugu

Shūji Sano

Shūji Sano

Asano Matauemon

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Hachisuka Koroku

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Mikiko Tsubouchi

Yuu

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Kuroda Yoshitaka / Kuroda Josui

Themes & Keywords

japanhistorical figureslice of lifejidaigekisengoku periodrenzokutoyotomi hideyoshitaigaazuchi-momoyama periodhonnō-ji incident

About Taikouki

Taikouki is a drama series that first aired in 1965 exploring themes of japan, historical figure, slice of life, jidaigeki, sengoku period, renzoku. Created by Eiji Yoshikawa, it stars Sunaga Hiroshi, Ken Ogata, Shiho Fujimura. Based on the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi (February 2, 1537 – September 18, 1598) a Sengoku period daimyo who unified Japan.

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