Desc: Oda Nobunaga: Directed by Sadao Nakajima. With Shin'ichi Chiba, Mariko Fuji, Rino Katase, Hiroki Matsukata. Born as the second son of warlord Oda Nobuhide (Koyama Shigeru) in Owari Province, Nobunaga (Takahashi Hideki) rises to power after his father's death and gains the support of Saito Dozo (Tsugawa Masahiko) in his quest to unify Owari Province and bring an end to the chaotic Sengoku period. However, Nobunaga's strong personality incurs the resentment of Akechi Mitsuhide (Onodera Akira). A 12-hour wide drama starring Hideki Takahashi. The original work is by Sohachi Yamaoka, with a screenplay by Masahiro Shimura. It consists of six parts: "Meeting the Hero of Owari," "Arch-Enemy Mamushi's Rise as Dozo!," "Surprise Attack. Okehazama," "Perilous Shogun. Furious Journey to Kyoto," "Turbulent Times. Love and Tragedy of Women in the Warring States," and "Fierce. The Conflagration of Honnoji." Noteworthy is the star-studded cast unique to a 12-hour wide drama, including Mayo Suzukaze, Towako Yoshikawa, Morio Kazama, Naho Toda, Hiroshi Miyauchi, Yoshizumi Ishihara, Azusa Nakamura, Shun Ooide, Hiroyuki Nagato, Go Wakabayashi, Go Ibuki, Guts Ishimatsu, Mikiyo Osawa, Toshiya Kazuki, Shunya Wazasa, Eiichiro Funakoshi, Yusuke Takita, Daijiro Tsutsumi, Ken Nishida, Kinya Kitaoji, and Masaki Kyomoto.