The read
The series ran 1 season across 49 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB7.8/10
4 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 49 ep1999 |
Key crew
- Hiroshi KataokaDirector
- Takehiro NakajimaScreenplay
- Makoto OharaDirector
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
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Themes
japanshogunjidaigekiedo periodtaiga