Genroku Ryoran
Drama·1999·1 Seasons
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.
Starring: Ken Matsudaira，Rie Miyazawa，Ryoko Shinohara，Hiroshi Abe
Episodes
Season 1
S01 | E01
Minister-in-Training
1999-01-10
S01 | E02
5th Shogun Tsunayoshi
1999-01-17
S01 | E03
Clan Ruin
1999-01-24
S01 | E04
Return to Ako
1999-01-31
S01 | E05
Praying for an Heir
1999-02-07
S01 | E06
Bloodshed in the Castle
1999-02-14
S01 | E07
The Wedding
1999-02-21
S01 | E08
Marriage Offer
1999-02-28
S01 | E09
Blind Ambition
1999-03-07
S01 | E10
Aguri Times Three
1999-03-14
S01 | E11
Adopted Heirs
1999-03-21
S01 | E12
Castle Takeover
1999-03-28
S01 | E13
Kidnapped
1999-04-04
S01 | E14
Daimyo Firefighter
1999-04-11
S01 | E15
The Baby Furor
1999-04-18
S01 | E16
The Viper and the Leech
1999-04-25
S01 | E17
Assassination Attempt
1999-05-02
S01 | E18
Envoy Host
1999-05-09
S01 | E19
The Pine Corridor Incident
1999-05-16
S01 | E20
Death Sentence
1999-05-23
Cast
Ken Matsudaira
Irobe Matashiro
Rie Miyazawa
Aguri
Ryoko Shinohara
Sadako
Hiroshi Abe
Horibe Yasubei
Koji Ishizaka
Kira Yoshinaka
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Asano Naganori
Hiroaki Murakami
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Kenichi Hagiwara
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Eisaku Yoshida
Okajima Tadatsugu
Akira Emoto
Genshiro
Mari Natsuki
Tomiko
Tetta Sugimoto
Fuwa Kuzaemon
Tsubasa Imai
Yato Emoshichi
Honami Suzuki
Someko
