秀吉主演:竹中直人 Naoto Takenaka/泽口靖子 Yasuko Sawaguchi/高岛政伸/渡哲也 Tetsuya Watari/市原悦子 Etsuko Ichihara/赤井英和 Hidekazu Akai, A dramatized biography of the second of Japan's three legendary leaders. Rising from obscurity, Hideyoshi served under the command of Oda Nobunaga. With an extrodinary combination of intelligence, bravery and military skill, Hideyoshi rose to near-absolute power and greatly expanded upon Nobunaga's unification of Japan's warlords. This series also focused on Hideyoshi's personal life, particularly his relationships with his mother and his wife, and the pair's rivalry for influence over him.