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Genroku Ryoran

Genroku Ryoran

1999•50m•7.8/10
Drama

Ratings

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7.8/10(4)

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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Production

NHK

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

January 10, 1999

Last Aired

December 12, 1999

Networks

NHK

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Minister-in-Training
Air date: 1999-01-10
E2
5th Shogun Tsunayoshi
Air date: 1999-01-17
E3
Clan Ruin
Air date: 1999-01-24
E4
Return to Ako
Air date: 1999-01-31
E5
Praying for an Heir
Air date: 1999-02-07
E6
Bloodshed in the Castle
Air date: 1999-02-14
E7
The Wedding
Air date: 1999-02-21
E8
Marriage Offer
Air date: 1999-02-28
E9
Blind Ambition
Air date: 1999-03-07
E10
Aguri Times Three
Air date: 1999-03-14
E11
Adopted Heirs
Air date: 1999-03-21
E12
Castle Takeover
Air date: 1999-03-28
E13
Kidnapped
Air date: 1999-04-04
E14
Daimyo Firefighter
Air date: 1999-04-11
E15
The Baby Furor
Air date: 1999-04-18
E16
The Viper and the Leech
Air date: 1999-04-25
E17
Assassination Attempt
Air date: 1999-05-02
E18
Envoy Host
Air date: 1999-05-09
E19
The Pine Corridor Incident
Air date: 1999-05-16
E20
Death Sentence
Air date: 1999-05-23
E21
Great Conference
Air date: 1999-05-30
E22
Blood Oath
Air date: 1999-06-06
E23
Castle Surrender
Air date: 1999-06-13
E24
Episode 24
Air date: 1999-06-20
E25
Yamashina Quietude
Air date: 1999-06-27
E26
Edo Radicals
Air date: 1999-07-04
E27
Kuranosuke Goes to Edo
Air date: 1999-07-11
E28
Reunion
Air date: 1999-07-18
E29
Defection
Air date: 1999-07-25
E30
Death Poem
Air date: 1999-08-01
E31
Master Uki
Air date: 1999-08-08
E32
Okaru
Air date: 1999-08-15
E33
Lady Ichii
Air date: 1999-08-22
E34
Kuranosuke is Removed
Air date: 1999-08-29
E35
Successors
Air date: 1999-09-05
E36
The Decision
Air date: 1999-09-12
E37
Strike Against the Shogunate
Air date: 1999-09-19
E38
Test of Loyalty
Air date: 1999-09-26
E39
Dawn of Farewell
Air date: 1999-10-03
E40
Journey to Edo
Air date: 1999-10-10
E41
Floor Plans
Air date: 1999-10-17
E42
Causalties
Air date: 1999-10-24
E43
Kira's Tea Party
Air date: 1999-10-31
E44
At Last, the Strike
Air date: 1999-11-07
E45
Setback
Air date: 1999-11-14
E46
The Day of the Attack
Air date: 1999-11-21
E47
The Attack
Air date: 1999-11-28
E48
In Custody
Air date: 1999-12-05
E49
Paragons of Loyalty
Air date: 1999-12-12

Cast

Ken Matsudaira

Ken Matsudaira

Irobe Matashiro

Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

Aguri

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Sadako

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Horibe Yasubei

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Kira Yoshinaka

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Asano Naganori

Hiroaki Murakami

Hiroaki Murakami

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Eisaku Yoshida

Eisaku Yoshida

Okajima Tadatsugu

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Genshiro

Mari Natsuki

Mari Natsuki

Tomiko

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Fuwa Kuzaemon

Tsubasa Imai

Tsubasa Imai

Yato Emoshichi

Honami Suzuki

Honami Suzuki

Someko

Hideaki Takizawa

Hideaki Takizawa

Kira Yoshichika

Saki Takaoka

Saki Takaoka

Ojun

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Takada Gunbei

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