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Hideyoshi

Hideyoshi

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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.

Created by Yo Takeyama
Written by Yo Takeyama
NetworksNHK

Top Cast

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Yasuko Sawaguchi

O-Ne

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Oda Nobunaga

Masanobu Takashima

Masanobu Takashima

Toyotomi Hidenaga

Etsuko Ichihara

Etsuko Ichihara

Naka

Tohru Watanabe

Tohru Watanabe

Maeda Toshiie

Hiroaki Murakami

Hiroaki Murakami

Akechi Mitsuhide

Hidekazu Akai

Hidekazu Akai

Ishikawa Goemon

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Ishida Mitsunari

Shun Oguri

Shun Oguri

Ishida Mitsunari (child)

Themes & Keywords

based on true storyjidaigekisengoku periodtoyotomi hideyoshitaigaunification of japan

About Hideyoshi

Hideyoshi is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1996 exploring themes of based on true story, jidaigeki, sengoku period, toyotomi hideyoshi, taiga, unification of japan. Created by Yo Takeyama, it stars Naoto Takenaka, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Tetsuya Watari. 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.

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