<figure id="attachment_458110" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-458110" style="width: 1740px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="ee84167e"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/02/c3a8174438107a57c77e23f384f2c61b.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-458110" class="wp-caption-text">Taiga Nakano plays the lead role of Hidenaga Toyotomi in the historical drama &#8220;Toyotomi Brothers‼&#8221;.</figcaption></figure>
<h2> Shun Oguri was &#8220;really moved and moved by it.&#8221;</h2>
 On February 15, the sixth episode of the NHK historical drama &#8220;Toyotomi Brothers! (Toyotomi Brothers!), starring Taiga Nakano (33), was broadcast on February 15 and has been doing well, surpassing the previous two dramas in average household viewership ratings, and has been viewed more than 1 million times on NHK ONE. This is the first time in four years since &#8220;Kamakuradono no 13-nin,&#8221; which boasted the highest average number of viewers (at the time) among dramas distributed on &#8220;NHK On Demand,&#8221; that a &#8220;Taiga Drama&#8221; is attracting attention.
 This year&#8217;s historical drama is a success story of dreams and hopes for the future, dynamically depicting the Warring States period from the perspective of Hidenaga Toyotomi (Nakano), the most trusted aide in the country. In the 5th episode, Hideyoshi (Sousuke Ikematsu, 35), who started out as a peasant, invades the neighboring country of Mino with a promotion to general of samurai on the line. In the sixth episode, Hideyoshi (Fujiyoshiro) is taken hostage by Hidenaga (Koichiro), and in order to save him, Hideyoshi (Fujiyoshiro) has to persuade Nobunaga (Shun Oguri 43). Many viewers were fascinated by this.
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 In this film, Nobiyoshi and Nobunaga are asked to solve an impossible problem by a giant Nobunaga, and Nobita and Hideyoshi, who are in trouble, cry out to Doraemon and Hidenaga to solve the problem. The worldview is very easy to understand and familiar, as if it were based on the manga &#8220;Doraemon. The exciting and thrilling storyline, reminiscent of Weekly Shonen Jump, seems to have appealed to viewers who were not so interested in history,&#8221; said a director of a production company.
 The young Hidenaga&#8217;s desperate struggle to become a &#8220;samurai&#8221; instead of a &#8220;peasant&#8221; was particularly captivating.
 In the second episode, Koichiro&#8217;s anger at not being able to do anything about the attack on his village by wild samurai explodes, and he decides to become a samurai with his older brother, Fujikichiro. In the third episode, in the face of Imagawa Yoshimoto&#8217;s huge army that was rushing toward them, he advised Nobunaga that it would be wise to make peace with them. Nobunaga was furious.
 There are times when you must risk your life to fight even if you know you will lose. That is the samurai way. If you have no will, lose.
 He was rebuked by Nobunaga.
 The story of the growth of Hidenaga (Koichiro), who learns firsthand how a samurai should live, has been carefully depicted so far.
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 In the fourth episode, Hidenaga comes to a major turning point. In the fourth episode, Hidenaga comes to a major turning point.
 After defeating Yoshimoto Imagawa at the Battle of Okehazama, Nobunaga offers him a position as a close retainer. However, Koichiro firmly refuses the offer.
 I believe that heaven favors those who have done their duty. （I was taught that such a thought will win the heavens over and open the way for us. I do not have such power. I will obey my brother and serve you with him.
 Koichiro&#8217;s words moved Shun Oguri, who plays Nobunaga, as well.
 I was really moved and moved by his words. It was a moment that inspired all of the Oda vassals who were present.
 He also commented, &#8220;My father&#8217;s presence was very important.
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<h2>Following Masaki Suda and Sometani Shota&#8217;s backs.</h2>
 In retrospect, this scene was a famous scene depicting the birth of &#8220;the best assistant under heaven,&#8221; Toyotomi Hidenaga.
 However, Hidenaga was more than just &#8220;the best assistant under heaven. In the latest episode, he puts his own life on the line to convey to Nobunaga the &#8220;selfless loyalty&#8221; of his elder brother, Fujikichiro.
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 I obeyed his orders and believed his words. I will never betray you, my brother. You will lose such a vassal.&#8221;
 This is a great stand against not only Nobunaga but also his vassals. This scene proved that Hidenaga was the man with the greatest wisdom and gallantry under heaven.
 Although Nakano Taiga plays the leading role in this film, he has had to endure many hardships before winning the leading role in a major TV drama.
 He entered the entertainment industry in 2006 at the age of 13. He was awarded the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Newcomer at the Venice International Film Festival for his role in the film &#8220;Himizu&#8221; released in 2011. Another close friend, Masaki Suda (32), won the Japan Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film &#8220;Ah, Wilderness&#8221; in 2005, and quickly took the film and drama world by storm. The two, best friends and rivals, were far behind. When I think of how Taiga was feeling at that time, it is very painful to think of him,&#8221; said a production company producer.
 However, Taiga&#8217;s heart was not broken. The teachings of his father, Hideo Nakano (61)
 He taught her, &#8220;No matter what kind of work you do, don&#8217;t cut corners. Someone is watching you.
 With these words in mind, he waited for the time to take a leap forward.
 When he won the Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for the movie &#8220;Wonderful World,&#8221; released in 2009, the late-blooming Taiga Nakano began his meteoric rise to prominence.
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 In particular, in 2012, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Japan Academy Awards for his role in the film &#8220;The Wonderful World. In 2012, he starred opposite Takayuki Yamada (42), whom he admired, in the film &#8220;The Eleven Samurai,&#8221; in which he gave a brilliant performance as the honest and righteous samurai Soldier Washio. In the climax of the film, he gave a spectacular performance in a spectacular scene in which he challenges 30 men to a battle by himself. In this year&#8217;s drama, we can expect to see him putting his heart and soul into a single sword.
 Another attraction of Nakano Taiga is the &#8220;aura of sorrow&#8221; that permeates his smile.
 In the 2012 morning drama &#8220;Tora ni Tsubasa&#8221; (NHK), he played the role of the husband of the heroine Torako (Sairi Ito, 31) and showed his &#8220;melancholy Taiga&#8221; charm to the fullest.
 In the 40th episode, Yuzo (Nakano) goes off to war. In particular, in the 40th episode when Yuzo (Nakano) goes off to war, Torako, who chases after Yuzo and makes a funny face with all her might, drew a lot of attention. However, what caught my attention the most was the aura of sorrow that Yuzo exudes. This aura of sorrow is a charm that only he, who has followed Masaki Suda and Shota Sometani&#8217;s backs, could produce,&#8221; said the aforementioned director.
 Taiga&#8221; was named after his father&#8217;s wish, &#8220;Aim to be an actor who can appear in a big drama. Taiga,&#8221; named after his father&#8217;s wish &#8220;to be an actor who can appear in Taiga dramas,&#8221; has no blind spot at the moment, as he puts his soul into each sword and wears an aura of &#8220;spirit&#8221; and &#8220;sorrow.

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