The first episode of the 2026 NHK Taiga drama "Toyotomi Brothers!" (General TV, Sunday 8:00 PM and other channels), starring actor Nakano Taiga, titled "Two Monkeys," will be broadcast on January 4th with an extended 15 minutes. The story centers on Aoi Miyazaki.
Ichi is a "Sengoku heroine who lived a turbulent life"
She was the younger sister of Oda Nobunaga. Although she was at the mercy of the turbulent times and led a tragic life, she was one of the heroines of the Sengoku period who lived a turbulent life with determination for her brother Nobunaga and the Oda clan. She married Azai Nagamasa of Omi, who was allied with Nobunaga, and gave birth to and raised three daughters, Chacha, Hatsu, and Go, but later her brother and husband came into conflict.
In the first episode, "Two Monkeys," Koichiro (Nakano), born into a poor farming family in Nakamura, Owari, lives a contented life tilling the fields and living with the soil. One day, a group of bandits attacks the village, and his childhood friend, Nao (Shiraishi Sei), is about to be kidnapped. His brother, Tokichiro (Ikematsu Sosuke), returns to the village after an eight-year absence and saves him from peril.
The story goes that Tokichiro, who dreams of becoming a great success in the service of the young Sengoku warlord Oda Nobunaga (Shun Oguri Shun), asks Koichiro to become his retainer.
