| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Sanada | Ishida Mitsunari | 49 |
| Shun Oguri | Ishida Mitsunari (child) | 49 |
| Hiroaki Murakami | Akechi Mitsuhide | 49 |
| Naoto Takenaka | Toyotomi Hideyoshi | 49 |
| Yasuko Sawaguchi | O-Ne | 49 |
| Hidekazu Akai | Ishikawa Goemon | 49 |
| Tetsuya Watari | Oda Nobunaga | 49 |
| Tohru Watanabe | Maeda Toshiie | 49 |
| Ikko Furuya | Takenaka Hanbei | 2 |
| Yoko Nogiwa | Mitsuhide's Mother | 2 |
| Eriko Tamura | Otama | 2 |
| Tsunehiko Kamijô | Saito Toshimitsu | 1 |