Hiroyuki Isobe of [Alexandros] Surprises as Chōsokabe Motochika in "Toyotomi Brothers!"

The episode marks a significant expansion of Isobe's role, turning a silent cameo into a full dramatic performance that advances the Shikoku conquest plot.

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In episode 25 of the NHK taiga drama "Toyotomi Brothers!" starring Taiga Nakano, Hiroyuki Isobe, the drummer of the rock band [Alexandros], made a surprise appearance as the Sengoku warlord Chōsokabe Motochika. Isobe first appeared without lines in episode 10, but in this episode he delivered a long speech in Tosa dialect and appeared in a woman's kimono, referencing the historical anecdote that Motochika was called "Himewako" (princess boy).

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• Cinema Today 「豊臣兄弟！」[Alexandros]磯部寛之のサプライズ演出に歓喜