On the 2nd, NHK announced four additional cast members for the taiga drama “Toyotomi Brothers!”, which will be broadcast in 2026 and starring actor Taiga Nakano. This is an eventful entertainment that dynamically depicts the Sengoku period from the perspective of Hidenaga (Nakano), the younger brother who supported Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who became ruler of Japan, as an assistant. Sosuke Ikematsu plays the role of Hideyoshi, and Mei Nagano plays Hidenaga’s first love. , will appear in the role of Nao. It has also been decided that Riho Yoshioka will play the role of Chika, Hidenaga’s legal wife, and Minami Hamabe will play the role of Nene, Hideyoshi’s legal wife. Yoshioka and Hamabe will be making their first Taiga appearances in this work.

This is the 65th Taiga film, and the script was written by Hiroyuki Yatsu, who is known for the TV drama series “Ochoyan” and hit works such as “Naoki Hanzawa,” “Shitamachi Rocket,” and “Rikuo” (TBS). Original story.

Hideyoshi, played by Ikematsu, is Hidenaga’s (Koichiro) older brother by three years. His name when he first appears is Fujikichiro, and he is an ambitious man who brings Koichiro into trouble. He was born and raised in a poor farming family in Owari Nakamura, but rose to prominence under his master, Oda Nobunaga, and eventually unified the country.

Nao, played by Nagano, is a fictional character who is the daughter of a wealthy family from Owari Nakamura, Koichiro and Fujikichiro’s hometown. He is a childhood friend of the same age as Koichiro, and although he has a masculine personality, he secretly admires Koichiro.

Hidenaga’s legal wife, Kei, played by Yoshioka, later becomes Jiunin. He bravely survived the turbulent times and eventually became a supporter of the Toyotomi brothers along with his brother’s wife Nene. When her husband was entrusted with the administration of Yamato Province, she moved with him to Yamatokoriyama Castle and stayed with him until his final years.

Nene, played by Hamabe, is called Kitanomandokoro after Hideyoshi takes office as Kanpaku. She has a competitive personality and runs through the ranks with her husband. Eventually, she rose from being a commoner’s daughter to becoming the “first lady of the Sengoku period”.