The 25th episode of the NHK Taiga drama "BROTHERS IN ARMS （Toyotomi Brothers!）" (NHK General, Sundays at 8pm, etc.), starring actor Taiga Nakano, aired on June 28th and recorded an average viewership rating of 11.4% for households and 6.8% for individuals (according to Video Research, Kanto region).
In episode 25, Nobunaga's (Shun Oguri) new castle, Azuchi Castle, is completed. At the celebratory banquet, Nobunaga suggests that his retainers have a sumo match, and for some reason, he nominates senior retainers such as Hayashi Hidetada (Taro Suwa), Sakuma Nobumori (Daikichi Sugawara), and Ando Morinari (Tetsushi Tanaka) to be opponents for his young attendant, Mori Ran (Tetsushi Tanaka). What was thought to be mere entertainment turns into a humiliating defeat, and Nobunaga banishes the three without question.
As Koichiro and Hideyoshi (Sosuke Ikematsu) investigate the reason behind Nobunaga's unreasonable actions, Mitsuhide (Jun Kaname) begins to reveal Nobunaga's true intentions...and the story unfolds. A "terrifying sumo tournament" takes place.
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