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.


Hideyoshi (1996)
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Naoto Takenaka
Toyotomi Hideyoshi (49 episodes)

Yasuko Sawaguchi
O-Ne (49 episodes)

Tetsuya Watari
Oda Nobunaga (49 episodes)

Masanobu Takashima
Toyotomi Hidenaga (49 episodes)

Etsuko Ichihara
Naka (49 episodes)

Tohru Watanabe
Maeda Toshiie (49 episodes)

Hiroaki Murakami
Akechi Mitsuhide (49 episodes)

Hidekazu Akai
Ishikawa Goemon (49 episodes)

Hiroyuki Sanada
Ishida Mitsunari (49 episodes)