The first episode of the NHK Taiga drama "Toyotomi Brothers!" (General TV, Sundays at 8:00 PM and other times), starring actor Nakano Taiga, titled "Two Monkeys," will be broadcast on January 4, 2026, with an extended run of 15 minutes. The story centers on Emma Miyazawa.
Tomo is a "strong older sister who is strict with her siblings."
The elder sister of the Toyotomi brothers. She was a strong-willed and determined woman. She gave birth to and raised three boys, but her younger brother Hideyoshi, who was unable to provide an heir, used her as a political tool. Hidetsugu, the eldest son who later became Hideyoshi's successor, was accused of treason and executed along with his wife and children.
In the first episode, "Two Monkeys," Koichiro (Nakano), born into a poor farming family in Nakamura, Owari, spends his days contentedly cultivating 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.
