The seventh episode of the NHK Taiga drama "Toyotomi Brothers!" (General TV, Sunday 8pm and others), starring actor Nakano Taiga, titled "Desperate Castle Construction Strategy," will be broadcast on February 22nd. From this episode, Takahashi Tsutomu will appear as Hachisuka Masakatsu.
"Toyotomi Brothers!" is the 65th taiga drama. It is a success story of hope and dreams, depicting the miracle of the Toyotomi brothers, Hidenaga (Koichiro) and his older brother Hideyoshi (Tokichiro), who achieve the great feat of unifying the country with their strong bond.
Takahashi plays Hachisuka Masakatsu, a local lord involved in transportation on the Kiso River. He is the head of the Kawanami clan, who is asked to help the Toyotomi brothers build a fortress in Sunomata, a strategic location in Mino.
In the seventh episode, Tokichiro (Ikematsu Sosuke) and Nene (Hamabe Minami) are finally married. However, on the day of the wedding, Nao (Shiraishi Sei) announces that she is going back to Nakamura, leaving Koichiro (Nakano) confused.
Meanwhile, as Nobunaga (Oguri Shun) launches an attack on Mino, Tokichiro volunteers to capture the strategic location of Sunomata. Koichiro comes up with a secret plan for the attack, but to put it into practice he needs the cooperation of the Kawanami clan, who control the border between Owari and Mino. The two ask the head of the Kawanami clan, Hachisuka Masakatsu (Takahashi), and Maeno Nagayasu (Shibuya Kento), an Oda retainer who is on friendly terms with them, to act as intermediaries... and so the story unfolds.
