Shinsho Taikōki (新書太閤記) 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.
Shinsho Taikōki | |
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Also known as | 新書太閤記 |
Genre | Jidaigeki |
Directed by | Yasuo Furuhata |
Starring |
Takashi Yamaguchi Masakazu Tamura Masahiko Tsugawa Yoko Yamamoto |
Theme music composer | Naozumi Yamamoto |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Production | |
Producer | Kozuki Shinji |
Running time | 55 minutes (per episode) |
Original release | |
Network | NET |
Release | May 2, 1973 September 26, 1974 | –
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]