This coming winter, TV Asahi plans to broadcast a jidaigeki drama special titled "Teki wa Honnoji ni Ari." The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji.

Historically, the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunaga's downfall. Kato's novel focuses on Mitsuhide's nephew Samanosuke, who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji.

In TV Asahi's adaptation, Somegoro Ichikawa plays the lead role as Samanosuke, while Hiroshi Tamaki plays Nobunaga.