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Genroku Ryoran (1999)

First aired January 10, 199950m/ep1 season · 49 epsEnded
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Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ken Matsudaira

Ken Matsudaira

Irobe Matashiro

Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

Aguri

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Sadako

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Horibe Yasubei

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Kira Yoshinaka

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Asano Naganori

Hiroaki Murakami

Hiroaki Murakami

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Eisaku Yoshida

Eisaku Yoshida

Okajima Tadatsugu

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Genshiro

Mari Natsuki

Mari Natsuki

Tomiko

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Fuwa Kuzaemon

Tsubasa Imai

Tsubasa Imai

Yato Emoshichi

Honami Suzuki

Honami Suzuki

Someko

Hideaki Takizawa

Hideaki Takizawa

Kira Yoshichika

Saki Takaoka

Saki Takaoka

Ojun

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Japanese

Type

Scripted

Last Air Date

December 12, 1999

Networks

NHK

Production

NHK

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