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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.

Starring
Makoto Ohara, Ken Matsudaira, Rie Miyazawa, Keiji Kataoka, Ryoko Shinohara, Takehiro Nakajima, Hiroshi Abe, Koji Ishizaka

Director
Keiji Kataoka

Episodes

  • S1 E1 Minister-in-Training
  • S1 E2 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi
  • S1 E3 Clan Ruin
  • S1 E4 Return to Ako
  • S1 E5 Praying for an Heir
  • S1 E6 Bloodshed in the Castle
  • S1 E7 The Wedding
  • S1 E8 Marriage Offer
  • S1 E9 Blind Ambition
  • S1 E10 Aguri Times Three
  • S1 E11 Adopted Heirs
  • S1 E12 Castle Takeover
  • S1 E13 Kidnapped
  • S1 E14 Daimyo Firefighter
  • S1 E15 The Baby Furor
  • S1 E16 The Viper and the Leech
  • S1 E17 Assassination Attempt
  • S1 E18 Envoy Host
  • S1 E19 The Pine Corridor Incident
  • S1 E20 Death Sentence
  • S1 E21 Great Conference
  • S1 E22 Blood Oath
  • S1 E23 Castle Surrender
  • S1 E24 Episode 24
  • S1 E25 Yamashina Quietude
  • S1 E26 Edo Radicals
  • S1 E27 Kuranosuke Goes to Edo
  • S1 E28 Reunion
  • S1 E29 Defection
  • S1 E30 Death Poem
  • S1 E31 Master Uki
  • S1 E32 Okaru
  • S1 E33 Lady Ichii
  • S1 E34 Kuranosuke is Removed
  • S1 E35 Successors
  • S1 E36 The Decision
  • S1 E37 Strike Against the Shogunate
  • S1 E38 Test of Loyalty
  • S1 E39 Dawn of Farewell
  • S1 E40 Journey to Edo
  • S1 E41 Floor Plans
  • S1 E42 Causalties
  • S1 E43 Kira's Tea Party
  • S1 E44 At Last, the Strike
  • S1 E45 Setback
  • S1 E46 The Day of the Attack
  • S1 E47 The Attack
  • S1 E48 In Custody
  • S1 E49 Paragons of Loyalty

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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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Released
1999
Runtime
0 hr 50 min