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Genroku Ryoran

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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.

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Status
Ended
Language
JA
First aired
January 10, 1999
Last aired
December 12, 1999
Seasons
1
Episodes
49
Network
NHK

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Written by
Takehiro Nakajima
Takehiro Nakajima

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