The 47 Ronins of Ako

The read

The series ran 1 season across 36 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

Set in the eighteenth century, during the reign of the fifth Tokugawa shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Akō-han is demolished by the Tokugawa shogunate. Hotta Hayato is a ronin who is living a desperate life because of his sad past. But one day he starts working for Chisaka Takafusa, the Chief retainer of the Uesugi clan. The Uesugi clan and Chisaka are wary of Ōishi Kuranosuke and Ako Roshi's movements, so Chisaka orders Hotta to observe Ōishi Kuranosuke.

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Key crew

• Tōru TakemitsuOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Tomoko AiharaOkô
• Shigeru AmachiWakizaka Awaji-no-Kami
• Gorō IbukiHoribe Yasubei
• Nobuo KawaiFujii Mataemon
• Yūsuke KawazuKobayashi Heihachirô
• Kyôko KishidaÔishi Riku
• Akiji KobayashiHara Soemon
• Ken MatsudairaAsano Takumi-no-Kami
• Hiroki MatsukataCast
• Keiko MatsuzakaAguri
• Yūki MeguroUesugi Noritsuna
• Toshirō MifuneTachibana Sakon

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