The 18th episode of the NHK Taiga drama "BROTHERS IN ARMS （Toyotomi Brothers!）", starring actor Taiga Nakano (NHK General, Sundays at 8 PM, etc.), titled "Hashiba Brothers!", aired on May 10th. The episode depicted the lives of the "Asai Three Sisters" two years after the death of Asai Nagamasa, and viewers reacted to the words and actions of the eldest of the three sisters, Chacha.
"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 the 18th episode, Hideyoshi (played by Sosuke Ikematsu) is promoted to chief retainer of the Oda family and is granted northern Omi Province. He builds Nagahama Castle in his territory and becomes a castle-owning daimyo, and together with Koichiro (played by Nakano), he adopts the surname Hashiba.
Koichiro is put in charge of governing the castle town, but he is overwhelmed by the lack of manpower. Hanbei (Masaki Suda) advises him to increase the number of his trusted retainers, so he decides to hold a selection test to find capable retainers. Many applicants gather, and unique young men such as Ishida Mitsunari (Leo Matsumoto) and Todo Takatora (So Kaku) remain for the final test...and so the story unfolds.
In this episode, two years have passed since Nagamasa's death, and Ichi (Aoi Miyazaki ) and her three daughters, who had been entrusted to Moriyama Castle, come to live at Gifu Castle and meet Nobunaga. When Nobunaga asks the eldest daughter, Chacha (later known as Yodo-dono), "Are you afraid of me?", she clutches the amulet given to her by Nagamasa that she keeps in her bosom and replies, "I'm not afraid! Chacha is not such a coward," which makes Nobunaga say, "As expected of Nagamasa's daughter." It has also been announced that the grown-up Chacha will be played by Nagi Inoue of the idol group " Nogizaka46 ".
On social media, comments included "Chacha-sama has been strong since she was little lol", "Adorable but strong-willed Chacha-sama, I like her", "She's a strong-willed child", and "Chacha-sama is strong", as well as "Chacha is already showing glimpses of her wild side", "Chacha is already showing glimpses of being a tomboy", and "Like mother, like daughter", showing that she is attracting a lot of attention with comments such as "I can't wait to see how Chacha grows up".
