is a Japanese historical novel by Eiji Yoshikawa.
The novel has been made into a film, a TV drama and a stage play several times.
A TV series with the same title as the novel was broadcast in 1959.It was broadcast in the Kanto region on NET (now TV Asahi) and in the Kansai region on Mainichi Broadcasting, produced by Mainichi Broadcasting.
See main article: Taikōki (TV series).
Genre: | Jidaigeki |
Director: | Yasuo Furuhata |
Runtime: | 55 minutes (per episode) |
Country: | Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
Num Episodes: | 22 |
Network: | NET |
Starring: | Takashi Yamaguchi Masakazu Tamura Masahiko Tsugawa Yoko Yamamoto |
Producer: | Kozuki Shinji |
Theme Music Composer: | Naozumi Yamamoto |
This jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1973. It is based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel[1] of the same title.[2] The lead star is Takashi Yamaguchi.
The drama depicts the story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the people around him.[3]