Genroku Ryoran
Drama
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.
Status:
Ended
First Air Date:
1999-01-10
Runtime:
0h 50m
Director:
Makoto Ohara
Writer:
Takehiro Nakajima
Top Cast
Ken Matsudaira
Irobe Matashiro
Rie Miyazawa
Aguri
Ryoko Shinohara
Sadako
Hiroshi Abe
Horibe Yasubei
Koji Ishizaka
Kira Yoshinaka
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Asano Naganori
Hiroaki Murakami
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Kenichi Hagiwara
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Eisaku Yoshida
Okajima Tadatsugu
Akira Emoto
Genshiro
Mari Natsuki
Tomiko
Tetta Sugimoto
Fuwa Kuzaemon
Episodes - Season 1
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