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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

Ken Matsudaira as Irobe Matashiro
Ken Matsudaira

as Irobe Matashiro

Rie Miyazawa as Aguri
Rie Miyazawa

as Aguri

Ryoko Shinohara as Sadako
Ryoko Shinohara

as Sadako

Hiroshi Abe as Horibe Yasubei
Hiroshi Abe

as Horibe Yasubei

Koji Ishizaka as Kira Yoshinaka
Koji Ishizaka

as Kira Yoshinaka

Noriyuki Higashiyama as Asano Naganori
Noriyuki Higashiyama

as Asano Naganori

Hiroaki Murakami as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Hiroaki Murakami

as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira

Kenichi Hagiwara as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Kenichi Hagiwara

as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Eisaku Yoshida as Okajima Tadatsugu
Eisaku Yoshida

as Okajima Tadatsugu

Akira Emoto as Genshiro
Akira Emoto

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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