
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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Episodes
- Episode 1: 1. Minister-in-TrainingJanuary 10, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 2: 2. 5th Shogun TsunayoshiJanuary 17, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 3: 3. Clan RuinJanuary 24, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 4: 4. Return to AkoJanuary 31, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 5: 5. Praying for an HeirFebruary 7, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 6: 6. Bloodshed in the CastleFebruary 14, 1999 · 50 min
Show 43 more episodes
- Episode 7: 7. The WeddingFebruary 21, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 8: 8. Marriage OfferFebruary 28, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 9: 9. Blind AmbitionMarch 7, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 10: 10. Aguri Times ThreeMarch 14, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 11: 11. Adopted HeirsMarch 21, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 12: 12. Castle TakeoverMarch 28, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 13: 13. KidnappedApril 4, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 14: 14. Daimyo FirefighterApril 11, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 15: 15. The Baby FurorApril 18, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 16: 16. The Viper and the LeechApril 25, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 17: 17. Assassination AttemptMay 2, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 18: 18. Envoy HostMay 9, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 19: 19. The Pine Corridor IncidentMay 16, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 20: 20. Death SentenceMay 23, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 21: 21. Great ConferenceMay 30, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 22: 22. Blood OathJune 6, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 23: 23. Castle SurrenderJune 13, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 24: Episode 24June 20, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 25: 25. Yamashina QuietudeJune 27, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 26: 26. Edo RadicalsJuly 4, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 27: 27. Kuranosuke Goes to EdoJuly 11, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 28: 28. ReunionJuly 18, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 29: 29. DefectionJuly 25, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 30: 30. Death PoemAugust 1, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 31: 31. Master UkiAugust 8, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 32: 32. OkaruAugust 15, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 33: 33. Lady IchiiAugust 22, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 34: 34. Kuranosuke is RemovedAugust 29, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 35: 35. SuccessorsSeptember 5, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 36: 36. The DecisionSeptember 12, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 37: 37. Strike Against the ShogunateSeptember 19, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 38: 38. Test of LoyaltySeptember 26, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 39: 39. Dawn of FarewellOctober 3, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 40: 40. Journey to EdoOctober 10, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 41: 41. Floor PlansOctober 17, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 42: 42. CausaltiesOctober 24, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 43: 43. Kira's Tea PartyOctober 31, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 44: 44. At Last, the StrikeNovember 7, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 45: 45. SetbackNovember 14, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 46: 46. The Day of the AttackNovember 21, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 47: 47. The AttackNovember 28, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 48: 48. In CustodyDecember 5, 1999 · 50 min
- Episode 49: 49. Paragons of LoyaltyDecember 12, 1999 · 50 min
Images
Credits
- Ken MatsudairaIrobe Matashiro · 49 episodes
- Rie MiyazawaAguri · 49 episodes
- Ryoko ShinoharaSadako · 49 episodes
- Hiroshi AbeHoribe Yasubei · 49 episodes
- Koji IshizakaKira Yoshinaka · 49 episodes
- Noriyuki HigashiyamaAsano Naganori · 49 episodes
- Hiroshi KataokaDirector · 49 episodes
Film and series details
- EPISODE LENGTH
- 50 minutes
- FIRST AIRED
- January 10, 1999
- LAST AIRED
- December 12, 1999
- PRODUCTION COMPANY
- NHK
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