Genroku Ryoran

7.7

1999-01-10

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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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.

First Aired

1999-01-10

Last Aired

1999-12-12

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Ended

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Drama

Language

日本語

Network

NHK

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NHK

Genroku Ryoran

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Ken Matsudaira

Rie Miyazawa

Ryoko Shinohara

Hiroshi Abe

Koji Ishizaka

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Hiroaki Murakami

Kenichi Hagiwara

Eisaku Yoshida

Akira Emoto

Mari Natsuki

Tetta Sugimoto

Tsubasa Imai

Honami Suzuki

Hideaki Takizawa

Saki Takaoka

Shinichi Tsutsumi