Plot
The 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most enduring and best loved stories of Japan's history. Generations have grown up hearing the stirring tale of Oishi Kuranosuke, chief councillor of the Ako clan who leads his men through suffering and hardship to ultimately avenge their lord after he is unjustly forced to commit harakiri. NHK's 38th Taiga Drama "Genroku Ryoran" is the ambitious remake of this classic epic and boasts a cast that reads like a Who's Who in Japanese entertainment.
Cast
as Irobe Matashiro
as Aguri
as Sadako
as Horibe Yasubei
as Kira Yoshinaka
as Asano Naganori
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
as Okajima Tadatsugu
as Genshiro
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
January 10, 1999
Last Aired Date
December 12, 1999
Production Companies
NHK
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
49
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