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On 5ch’s Nyuusoku VIP board, the weekly quiz event “TV Grand Prix” held its 10th anniversary special. The quizmaster, a regular posting under the fixed handle “Rx,” ran a buzzer-style quiz about TV shows and celebrities starting at 9:24 PM and running past midnight. That same night, the 24-Hour Television telethon was airing, and the thread title notes this was staged as counter-programming against it. Scores were tallied under a three-chance system (1st place: 3pts, 2nd: 2pts, 3rd: 1pt), with regulars trading banter and reminiscing about the livelier VIP board of years past.

※This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary from the 5ch (Nyuusoku VIP) thread “[Behind the Scenes of 24-Hour Television] Saturday Night Quiz Thread [TV Grand Prix 10th Anniversary Tournament].”

In NHK’s taiga drama “Toyotomi Brothers!,” Taketa City in Oita Prefecture and Ibaraki City in Osaka Prefecture — both linked to Sengoku-era warlord Nakagawa Kiyohide, said to have fought bravely and died in battle at Shizugatake — jointly sent NHK a written statement on the 28th protesting that the show’s portrayal is “far removed from historical fact.” The drama reportedly shows Kiyohide attempting to betray Hideyoshi before begging for his life, a major departure from the accepted account that has stirred controversy. On 5ch threads, opinions split over how much dramatic license should be tolerated — defenders saying “it’s fiction, so it can’t be helped,” versus critics arguing “turning a warlord who died in battle into a traitor is going too far.”

8/29 (Sat) 11:00 — Oita Godo Shimbun

Regarding the portrayal of Sengoku warlord Nakagawa Kiyohide in NHK’s currently airing taiga drama “Toyotomi Brothers!,” Taketa City in Oita Prefecture and Ibaraki City in Osaka Prefecture — both connected to Kiyohide — jointly sent a written statement to NHK on the 28th, saying the depiction is “far removed from historical fact” and that they “cannot help but feel regret.” While acknowledging that dramatic staging and embellishment fall under “freedom of expression,” the two cities asked that “works based on historical subjects respect accurate historical fact as much as possible.”

Kiyohide was the father of Nakagawa Hidenari, first lord of the Oka Domain, which included present-day Taketa City. He was also castellan of Ibaraki Castle, located in what is now Ibaraki City. In the 1583 Battle of Shizugatake, where Hashiba (later Toyotomi) Hideyoshi defeated Shibata Katsuie, Kiyohide fought on Hideyoshi’s side. He defended the Oiwayama fort but is said to have died in battle after being attacked by Shibata’s general Sakuma Morimasa.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

648AnonymousAug 30, 2026 09:54

The ultimate case of historical fabrication was the character Koma in Kirin ga Kuru.

716AnonymousAug 30, 2026 10:14

Re: #648
They should've just had Jubei (Akechi Mitsuhide) do everything Koma's character did — most of Akechi Mitsuhide's life is barely documented anyway.

※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisoku Sokuho+) thread “NHK Taiga Drama ‘Toyotomi Brothers!’ — Taketa City and Others Protest Nakagawa Kiyohide Portrayal: ‘Far Removed From Historical Fact’.”