Hideyoshi

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.

Seasons

Season 1

49 episodes

Cast

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)