The 10th episode of the NHK Taiga drama "BROTHERS IN ARMS （Toyotomi Brothers!）" (NHK General, Sundays at 8pm, etc.), starring actor Taiga Nakano, aired on March 15th and recorded an average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region) of 12.1% for households and 7.4% for individuals. This was an increase from the previous week's 9th episode, which had a household rating of 10.4% and an individual rating of 5.9%.
"BROTHERS IN ARMS （Toyotomi Brothers!） " is the 65th Taiga drama. With Toyotomi Hidenaga (Koichiro) as the protagonist, it depicts the miraculous feat of unifying Japan together with his older brother Hideyoshi (Tokichiro) through their strong bond, a success story of dreams and hopes.
In episode 10, Nobunaga ( Masaki Suda Shun Oguri ) finally conquers Mino, and Hanbei (Masaki Suda) becomes a retainer of Fujikichiro (Sosuke Ikematsu).
Meanwhile, Akechi Mitsuhide (played by Kaname Jun) arrives in Nobunaga's possession as an envoy of Ashikaga Yoshiaki. He asks Nobunaga to eliminate the Miyoshi clan, who assassinated the previous shogun, and to march to Kyoto to install Yoshiaki as shogun. Nobunaga agrees to the request and makes peace by marrying his sister, Ichi (played by Ayumu Nakajima by Aoi Miyazaki), who is an obstacle to his march to Kyoto. Before her wedding, Ichi asks Koichiro (played by Nakano) to do something for her.
Towards the end, Nobunaga sends letters to the daimyo of various provinces, requesting an audience with Yoshiaki, who has been appointed the 15th Shogun by the Imperial Court. The recipients of Nobunaga's letters are Takeda Shingen (Masahiro Takashima), Uesugi Terutora (later Kenshin, Junya Kudo), Asakura Yoshikage (Shingo Tsurumi), Chosokabe Motochika (Hiroyuki Isobe), Araki Murashige (Tortoise Matsumoto), Matsunaga Hisahide (Matsunaga Hisahide), and Tokugawa Ieyasu (Kohei Matsushita), and the question arises: "Who will become Nobunaga's enemy...?"
Then Nobunaga declared, "I will unite Japan. I will unify the country!"
