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About
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
Jan 10, 1999
Last Aired
Dec 12, 1999
Seasons
1
Episodes
49
Studio
NHK
Original Title
元禄繚乱
Original Language
Japanese
Themes
Cast
Full credits →K
Ken Matsudaira
Irobe Matashiro
R
Rie Miyazawa
Aguri
R
Ryoko Shinohara
Sadako
H
Hiroshi Abe
Horibe Yasubei
K
Koji Ishizaka
Kira Yoshinaka
N
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Asano Naganori
H
Hiroaki Murakami
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
K
Kenichi Hagiwara
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
E
Eisaku Yoshida
Okajima Tadatsugu
A
Akira Emoto
Genshiro
M
Mari Natsuki
Tomiko
T
Tetta Sugimoto
Fuwa Kuzaemon
T
Tsubasa Imai
Yato Emoshichi
H
Honami Suzuki
Someko
H
Hideaki Takizawa
Kira Yoshichika
S
Saki Takaoka
Ojun
S
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Takada Gunbei
