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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.
Details
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 49
- Original title
- 元禄繚乱
- First aired
- January 10, 1999
- Last aired
- December 12, 1999
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Network
Production
Cast
Ken MatsudairaIrobe Matashiro
Rie MiyazawaAguri
Ryoko ShinoharaSadako
Hiroshi AbeHoribe Yasubei
Koji IshizakaKira Yoshinaka
Noriyuki HigashiyamaAsano Naganori
Hiroaki MurakamiYanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Kenichi HagiwaraTokugawa Tsunayoshi
Eisaku YoshidaOkajima Tadatsugu
Akira EmotoGenshiro
Mari NatsukiTomiko
Tetta SugimotoFuwa Kuzaemon
Tsubasa ImaiYato Emoshichi
Honami SuzukiSomeko
Hideaki TakizawaKira Yoshichika
Saki TakaokaOjun
Shinichi TsutsumiTakada Gunbei
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