# Hideyoshi (TV series)

Hideyoshi (秀吉) is a 1996 Japanese historical television series. It is the 35th NHK taiga drama television series.

## Plot

The story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

## Production

Production Credits
* Original – Taichi Sakaiya
* Music – Reijirō Koroku
* Titling – Hisaya Morishige
* Narrator – Etsuko Ichihara, Ryuji Miyamoto
* Historical research – Tetsuo Owada
* Sword fight arranger - Kunishirō Hayashi

## Cast

Starring role
* Naoto Takenaka as Hideyoshi

### Toyotomi clan

* Yasuko Sawaguchi as One - wife of Hideyoshi
* Etsuko Ichihara as Naka - mother of Hideyoshi
* Ichiro Zaitsu as Chikuami - stepfather of Hideyoshi
* Masanobu Takashima as Toyotomi Hidenaga - younger brother of Hideyoshi
* Naomi Hosokawa as Sato - younger sister of Hideyoshi
* Takako Matsu as Cha-cha - concubine of Hideyoshi
* Hiroyuki Sanada as Ishida Mitsunari
** Shun Oguri as Sakichi (young Mitsunari)
* Atsushi Onita as Hachisuka Masakatsu
* Ikkō Furuya as Takenaka Hanbei
* Masatō Ibu as Kuroda Kanbei
* Yosuke Asari as young Ukita Hideie

### Oda clan

* Tetsuya Watari as Oda Nobunaga
* Hiroaki Murakami as Akechi Mitsuhide
* Narimi Arimori as Tsumaki Hiroko - wife of Mitsuhide
* Yōko Nogiwa as Omaki no kata - mother of Mitsuhide
* Eriko Tamura as Akechi Tama
* Mitsuko Yorichika as Oichi - younger sister of Nobunaga
* Akira Nakao as Shibata Katsuie
* Yasunori Danta as Takigawa Kazumasu
* Saburō Shinoda as Niwa Nagahide
* Masahiro Matsuoka as Mori Ranmaru
* Hideo Takamatsu as Hayashi Sado no Kami
* Samy Pop as Yasuke
* Junkichi Orimoto as Sakuma Nobumori
* Tōru Watanabe as Maeda Toshiie
* Azusa Nakamura as Maeda Matsu

### Tokugawa clan

* Masahiko Nishimura as Tokugawa Ieyasu
* Joe Shishido as Honda Masanobu
* Naoya Makoto as Ishikawa Kazumasa
* Ryū Manatsu as Sakai Tadatsugu
* Maki Ishikawa as Lady Tsukiyama
* Shin'ichirō Satō as Matsudaira Nobuyasu

### Others

* Hidekazu Akai as Ishikawa Goemon - best friend of Hideyoshi
* Mayo Suzukaze as Otaki - wife of Goemon
* Tatsuya Nakadai as Sen no Rikyū - a tea master
* Kōji Tamaki as Ashikaga Yoshiaki - the 15th and last shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate
* Aki Yashiro as Osen
* Osamu Saka as Satomura Joha
* Terry O'Brien as Luís Fróis
* Masakane Yonekura as Imagawa Yoshimoto
* Ryūnosuke Kaneda as Saitō Dōsan
* Kiyoshi Nakajō as Ankokuji Ekei

## TV schedule

| Episode | Original airdate | Title | Directed by | Rating |
| 1 | January 7, 1996 (1996-1-7) | "Taiyō no Ko" (太陽の子, Child of the Sun) | Mikio Satō | 26.6% |
| 2 | January 14, 1996 (1996-1-14) | "Okehazama no Kiseki" (桶狭間の奇跡, Miracle at Okehazama) | Mikio Satō | 29.2% |
| 3 | January 21, 1996 (1996-1-21) | "Unmei no Hanayome" (運命の花嫁, The Bride of Fate) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 33.5% |
| 4 | January 28, 1996 (1996-1-28) | "Ōgon Kyōdai" (黄金兄弟, The Golden Brothers) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 33.1% |
| 5 | February 4, 1996 (1996-2-4) | "Otoko no Nedan" (男の値段, The Price of a Man) | Mikio Satō | 34.6% |
| 6 | February 11, 1996 (1996-2-11) | "Ichiya-jō" (一夜城, THe Overnight Castle) | Takeshi Shibata | 35.0% |
| 7 | February 18, 1996 (1996-2-18) | "Tsuma no Himitsu" (妻の秘密, A Wife's Secret) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 33.7% |
| 8 | February 25, 1996 (1996-2-25) | "Shiranu Kao no Hanbei" (知らぬ顔の半兵衛, The Unknown Face of Hanbei) | Mikio Satō | 33.2% |
| 9 | March 3, 1996 (1996-3-3) | "Saru no Kakuran" (猿のかく乱, The Monkey's Disturbance) | Takeshi Shibata | 32.0% |
| 10 | March 10, 1996 (1996-3-10) | "Uwaki Itashi-sōrō" (浮気いたし候, An Affair) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 37.4% |
| 11 | March 17, 1996 (1996-3-17) | "Zettai Zetsumei" (絶体絶命, Absolute Desperation) | Mikio Satō | 34.7% |
| 12 | March 24, 1996 (1996-3-24) | "Hieizan Yakiuchi" (比叡山焼き打ち, The Burning of Mount Hiei) | Takeshi Shibata | 31.2% |
| 13 | March 31, 1996 (1996-3-31) | "Gokuhi Jōhō" (極秘情報, Confidential Information) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 30.7% |
| 14 | April 7, 1996 (1996-4-7) | "Odani Rakujō" (小谷落城, The Fall of Otani Castle) | Mikio Satō | 28.4% |
| 15 | April 14, 1996 (1996-4-14) | "Dokuro no Sakazuki" (どくろの盃, The Skull Cup) | Takeshi Shibata | 32.7% |
| 16 | April 21, 1996 (1996-4-21) | "Kakushigo Hakkaku!" (隠し子発覚!, The Hidden Child is Found!) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 33.5% |
| 17 | April 28, 1996 (1996-4-28) | "Kāchan to Hahagoze" (かあちゃんと母御前, Two Mothers) | Mikio Satō | 28.0% |
| 18 | May 5, 1996 (1996-5-5) | "Seppuku Meirei" (切腹命令, The Fate of Seppuku) | Takeshi Shibata | 29.4% |
| 19 | May 12, 1996 (1996-5-12) | "Chichi no Iede" (父の家出, Father's Runaway) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 31.7% |
| 20 | May 19, 1996 (1996-5-19) | "Gunshi no Jōken" (軍師の条件, The Strategist's Requirements) | Kenji Shindō | 32.4% |
| 21 | May 26, 1996 (1996-5-26) | "Inochi no Omosa" (命の重さ, The Weight of Life) | Takeshi Shibata | 31.2% |
| 22 | June 2, 1996 (1996-6-2) | "Hahagoze, Haritsuke" (母御前、はりつけ, Mother's Crucifixion) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 30.6% |
| 23 | June 9, 1996 (1996-6-9) | "Hanbei no Shi" (半兵衛の死, Hanbei's Death) | Mikio Satō | 36.2% |
| 24 | June 16, 1996 (1996-6-16) | "Sasen Sunzen" (左遷寸前, On the Edge of Demotion) | Takeshi Shibata | 32.8% |
| 25 | June 23, 1996 (1996-6-23) | "Onsen ni Ikitaku-sōrō" (温泉に行きたく候, Going to the Hot Springs) | Keishi Ōtomo | 33.9% |
| 26 | June 30, 1996 (1996-6-30) | "Shijō-saidai no Oseibo" (史上最大のお歳暮, The Largest Year-End Gift in History) | Kenji Shindō | 33.2% |
| 27 | July 7, 1996 (1996-7-7) | "Mitsunari Tōjō" (三成登場, Mitsunari's Arrival) | Mikio Satō | 31.3% |
| 28 | July 14, 1996 (1996-7-14) | "Takamatsu-jō Mizu-zeme" (高松城水攻め, Water-Siege at Takamatsu Castle) | Takeshi Shibata | 33.5% |
| 29 | July 21, 1996 (1996-7-21) | "Teki wa Honnō-ji" (敵は本能寺, The Enemy is Honno-ji) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 31.2% |
| 30 | July 28, 1996 (1996-7-28) | "Nobunaga, Shisu" (信長、死す, Nobunaga's Death) | Mikio Satō | 26.4% |
| 31 | August 11, 1996 (1996-8-11) | "Tenka eno Michi" (天下への道, The Path to the Realm) | Takeshi Shibata | 26.8% |
| 32 | August 18, 1996 (1996-8-18) | "Yume wo Tsugu Mono" (夢を継ぐ者, Inheriting the Dream) | Yoshiharu Katō | 29.7% |
| 33 | August 25, 1996 (1996-8-25) | "Mitsuhide no Kubi" (光秀の首, Mitsuhide's Head) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 29.9% |
| 34 | September 1, 1996 (1996-9-1) | "Onna no Tenka-tori" (女の天下獲り, Woman's Conquest of the Realm) | Mikio Satō | 31.8% |
| 35 | September 8, 1996 (1996-9-8) | "Utsukushiki Shikaku" (美しき刺客, Beautiful Assassin) | Takeshi Shibata | 33.1% |
| 36 | September 15, 1996 (1996-9-15) | "Ieyasu vs. Hideyoshi" (家康VS秀吉) | Taku Katō | 29.5% |
| 37 | September 22, 1996 (1996-9-22) | "Tenshi-sama no Gorakuin!?" (天子様の御落胤!?, The Ruler's Mischief) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 31.8% |
| 38 | September 29, 1996 (1996-9-29) | "Ōgon no Chashitsu" (黄金の茶室, The Golden Tea Room) | Taku Katō | 23.9% |
| 39 | October 6, 1996 (1996-10-6) | "Kāchan, Hitojichi" (かあちゃん、人質, Mother, Hostage) | Mikio Satō | 22.2% |
| 40 | October 13, 1996 (1996-10-13) | "Yūwaku" (誘惑, Temptation) | Yuki Nakashima | 27.9% |
| 41 | October 27, 1996 (1996-10-27) | "Ketsubetsu no Asagao" (決別の朝顔, The Parting Morning Glories) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 29.1% |
| 42 | November 3, 1996 (1996-11-3) | "Yodo no Ko, Tanjō" (淀の子、誕生, The Birth of Yodo's Child) | Takeshi Shibata | 25.0% |
| 43 | November 10, 1996 (1996-11-10) | "Hana-ikusa de Gozaru" (花戦さでござる, Flower Battle) | Keishi Ōtomo | 27.2% |
| 44 | November 17, 1996 (1996-11-17) | "Hidenaga, Iku" (秀長、逝く, Hidenaga's Death) | Mikio Satō | 29.1% |
| 45 | November 24, 1996 (1996-11-24) | "Rikyū Seppuku" (利休切腹, Rikyu Disembowels Himself) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 30.0% |
| 46 | December 1, 1996 (1996-12-1) | "Haha no Kanashimi" (母の悲しみ, A Mother's Lament) | Mikio Satō | 30.5% |
| 47 | December 8, 1996 (1996-12-8) | "Kāchan no Shi!" (かあちゃんの死!, Mother's Death) | Takeshi Shibata | 25.9% |
| 48 | December 15, 1996 (1996-12-15) | "Goemon, Kama-yude" (五右衛門、釜ゆで, Goemon, Boiled Alive) | Mikio Satō | 27.3% |
| 49 | December 22, 1996 (1996-12-22) | "Yume no mata Yume" (夢のまた夢, A Dream with a Dream) | Rintarō Mayuzumi | 27.1% |
| Average rating 30.5% - Rating is based on Japanese Video Research (Kantō region). |||||

## Broadcasting in the United States

Circa 1997–98, New Jersey Network would air the show subtitled in English on Sunday evenings at 11:00pm EST. However, there is no physical domestic release of this series on VHS or DVD.