The first episode, "Two Monkeys," of the 2026 NHK Taiga drama "Toyotomi Brothers!" (General TV, Sundays at 8:00 PM and other times), starring actor Nakano Taiga, will be broadcast on January 4th with an extended 15-minute run. The story centers on Ayumu Nakajima.
Asai Nagamasa "rebelled against his brother-in-law, Nobunaga."
A young warrior with a strong sense of justice and great intelligence. He formed an alliance with the Oda clan and, as proof of this, married Nobunaga's younger sister, Oichi. They had three daughters, Chacha, Hatsu, and Go, and lived a happy married life. When Nobunaga traveled to Kyoto with Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki and came into conflict with Asakura Yoshikage of Echizen, he sided with the Asakura and rebelled against his brother-in-law, Nobunaga.
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.
