The NHK Taiga drama "BROTHERS IN ARMS （Toyotomi Brothers!）" (General TV, Sunday 8:00 PM, etc.) stars actor Nakano Taiga. The preview for the 10th episode, "Nobunaga's Journey to Kyoto," which will be broadcast on March 15th, has been released on the drama's official X (@nhk_toyotomi) and elsewhere, and a new character is attracting attention.
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"BROTHERS IN ARMS （Toyotomi Brothers!）" is the 65th taiga drama. It depicts the miracle of the Toyotomi brothers, Hidenaga (Koichiro) and his older brother Hideyoshi (Tōkichirō), who achieve the great feat of unifying the country with their strong bond. It is a success story of hope and dreams, depicting the rise to power.
The script is written by Hiroyuki Yatsu, known for "Naoki Hanzawa" (TBS) and the Asadora"Ochoyan." The music is by Hideaki Kimura, and the narrator is Sakura Ando, an actor.
In the 10th episode, Nobunaga (Shun Oguri Shun) finally conquers Mino, and Hanbei (Masaki Suda ) becomes a vassal of Tokichiro (Ikematsu Sosuke).
Meanwhile, Akechi Mitsuhide (Kaname Jun) visits Nobunaga as an emissary of Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Onoue Ukon). He asks Nobunaga to defeat the Miyoshi clan, who killed the previous shogun, and then go to Kyoto to support Yoshiaki as shogun. Nobunaga accepts the offer and marries his sister Ichi ( Aoi Miyazaki ) to Azai Nagamasa ( Ayumu Nakajima Ayumu), who is an obstacle to Nobunaga's journey to Kyoto, and they make peace.
Before she gets married, Ichi asks Koichi (Nakano) for a favor...and so the story unfolds.
The trailer introduces the newly introduced Akechi Mitsuhide, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Asai Nagamasa, and Matsunaga Hisahide (played by Takenaka Naoto), and also includes a clip of Nobunaga asking, "Who will become Nobunaga's enemy?"
Viewers have commented, "Isn't the tension in the preview insane...?", "It's so spectacular! I have no choice but to watch it!!!!", "Finally, Bomber Matsunaga!", "Former Hideyoshi actor Takenaka appears as Hidehisa!! There's also Akechi, Ashikaga, Asai... and Oichi's marriage, it's packed full," and "Next week, three actors with experience playing leading roles in taiga dramas will all be together. I can't wait to see how the credits turn out."
