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.

• Toshiaki Karasawa
• Nanako Matsushima
• Yutaka Takenouchi
• Yuichiro Yamaguchi
• Takashi Sorimachi
• Yûki Amami
• Mitsuhiro Oikawa
• Noriko Sakai