Hideyoshi (1996)

Same time period and a lot of the same historical characters, although the main focus is Hideyoshi. It does, however, offer a sympathetic portrayal of Mitsuhide and he plays a rather large part.

Toshiie and Matsu (TAM) is like a spin off of Hideyoshi in terms of writing, but told from the perspective of Toshiie/Matsu. Character of Matsu in TAM was much more like One in Hideyoshi.

Since Kuroda Kanbei was the strategist for Hideyoshi, both dramas will share many similarities. Gunshi Kanbei tells more in depth on the western politics and spans until Sekigahara War. Takenaka Naoto also played as Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Gunshi Kanbei. Although the writing for the character was a bit different.