The 11th episode of the NHK Taiga drama "BROTHERS IN ARMS （Toyotomi Brothers!）", starring actor Taiga Nakano (NHK General, Sundays at 8 PM, etc.), titled "The Honkoku-ji Incident," aired on March 22nd. The preview for the next episode after the main story revealed that Riho Yoshioka will appear. This will be Yoshioka's first appearance in a Taiga drama.
"BROTHERS IN ARMS （Toyotomi Brothers!）" is the 65th Taiga drama. With Toyotomi Hidenaga (Koichiro) as the protagonist, it depicts the miraculous feat of unifying Japan together with his older brother Hideyoshi (Tokichiro) through their strong bond, a success story of dreams and hopes.
The script is written by Hiroyuki Yatsu, known for his work on "Hanzawa Naoki" (TBS) and the Asadora drama series "Ochoyan." The music is composed by Hideaki Kimura, and the narration is provided by actress Sakura Ando.
The subtitle for the next episode, episode 12, is "Reunion at Odani Castle," and it will air on March 29th.
Nobunaga (played by Shun Oguri) presents Yoshiaki (played by Ukon Onoe) with the Fujito Stone, known as the "stone of the ruler of the land." However, Yoshiaki is beginning to realize that he and Nobunaga have different goals.
Meanwhile, Fujikichiro (Sosuke Ikematsu) is appointed as the Kyoto Magistrate. Fujikichiro and Koichiro, busy with their duties, are taken by Nobunaga to visit Odani Castle where Ichi (Aoi Miyazaki) is staying. Nagamasa (Ayumu Nakajima Nakajima) and Ichi appear happy, but behind the scenes, Nagamasa's father, Hisamasa (Takaaki Enoki), who does not think highly of the Oda clan, is making suspicious moves...and so the story unfolds.
Yoshioka will play Chika, who "spends her life with Koichiro as his legal wife."
Kei was Koichiro's wife, later known as Jiun-in. She survived the turbulent times and eventually, along with her sister-in-law Nene, became a source of support for the Toyotomi brothers. When her husband Hidenaga was entrusted with governing Yamato Province, she entered Yamato-Koriyama Castle with him and remained by his side until his later years.
