The 29th NHK Taiga Drama is Taiheiki. The series was a big deal in Japan, watched by all ages and all over the country. Hiro's appearance in this series is the second time, after a small role in Dokuganryu Masamune in 1987. Taiheiki is based on Shihon Taiheiki (part-fiction novel based on the classic literature Taiheiki, literally means "peace story") by the prominent popular novelist Yoshikawa Eiji. Hiro plays Takauji from 20 to 54 years old.太平記是NHK於1991年播出的第29部大河劇。原是吉川英治的私本太平記」全49集，播出期間是1991年1月6日 - 12月8日。本劇是敘述南朝時代分裂為個皇朝的戰(zhàn)亂事。吉川英治原作原本是描鎌倉時代、足尊氏舉兵到鎌幕府滅亡、建新政、南北朝亂，最後寫到氏之死。但是本劇後半有關(guān)應(yīng)的擾亂等故，則是吉川原沒有的創(chuàng)作?
