Shinsho Taikōki (新書太閤記), a Japanese historical novel by Eiji Yoshikawa, has been made into a film, a TV drama and a stage play several times.
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Films
Shinsho Taikouki: Ruten Hiyoshimaru (1953, dir. Ryo Hagiwara, starring Utaemon Ichikawa)
Shinsho Taikouki: Kyūshū Okehazama (1953, Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda, Starring: Utaemon Ichikawa)
Taikoki (film) (1958, Director: Tatsuo Osone, Starring: Kokichi Takada)
TV series
1959 version
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.
1973 version
This jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1973. It is based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel of the same title. The lead star is Takashi Yamaguchi.
The drama depicts the story chronicles the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the people around him.