The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's life and career intertwined with the three great generals of Japanese history-Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu. With political savvy and the support of his fiercely loyal wife, Maeda Toshiie rose to second in power in the shogunate and built up a fiefdom that encompassed Echizen, Noto and Kaga.
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Toshiaki Karasawa
Toshiie Maeda
Nanako Matsushima
Matsu
Yutaka Takenouchi
Yoshiyuki Sawaki (Ryosuke)
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51 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betrothal | Jan 6, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Hairpin | Jan 13, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | White Heron | Jan 20, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Miracle of Okehazama | Jan 27, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Matsu's Great Boast | Feb 3, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vows | Feb 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fight for Success | Feb 17, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Monkey is a Genius?! | Feb 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Akechi Malady | Mar 3, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Kimono For My Wife | Mar 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Brothers Divided | Mar 17, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Great Goal | Mar 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Matsu's Castle | Mar 31, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Child of Mt. Hiei | Apr 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Fateful Mikata-gahara | Apr 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 16 | One's Child | Apr 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 17 | A Daimyo, At last | Apr 28, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lord of Fuchu | May 5, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Pact | May 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Koh's Bridegroom | May 19, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 21 | First Campaign | May 26, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Lady Shogun | Jun 2, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Goh's Mother | Jun 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Red Stars | Jun 16, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Tragedy of Mitsuhide | Jun 23, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Attack on Honnoji | Jun 30, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Resolve | Jul 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Bad Blood at Kiyosu | Jul 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Hostage Ma-a | Jul 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Loyalty | Jul 28, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Shizugatake | Aug 4, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 32 | A Fiery End | Aug 11, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Entering Kanazawa | Aug 18, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Black Lilies of Parting | Aug 25, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 35 | The Battle of Suemori Castle | Sep 1, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Over the Mountain | Sep 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 37 | A True Man | Sep 15, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 38 | The Flower Robe | Sep 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Narimasa Dies | Sep 29, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Yodo, the Ogre | Oct 6, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 41 | The Odawara Campaign | Oct 13, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Rikyu Must Die | Oct 20, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Omandokoro's Last Will | Oct 27, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Saruchiyo | Nov 3, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Absent from Duty | Nov 10, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 46 | I Am Your Father | Nov 17, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Hideyoshi Dies | Nov 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Assassinating Ieyasu | Dec 1, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Love Everlasting | Dec 8, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Episode 50 | Dec 15, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Episode 51 | Dec 22, 2002 | 0.0 |
Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Narimasa Sassa
Takashi Sorimachi
Oda Nobunaga
Yuki Amami
Haru
Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Keijiro Maeda
Noriko Sakai
One
Harue Akagi
Ume
Tomokazu Miura
Toshihisa Maeda