Genroku Ryoran
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.
Genroku RyoranSeries
Details
- First aired
- 10 Jan 1999
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 49
- TMDB 7.8
- Last aired
- 12 Dec 1999
- Genres
Drama
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- NHK
- Episode runtime
- 50 min
- Countries
JP
- Original language
- ja
- Original title
- 元禄繚乱
- Cast
Ken Matsudairaas Irobe Matashiro Rie Miyazawaas Aguri Ryoko Shinoharaas Sadako Hiroshi Abeas Horibe Yasubei Koji Ishizakaas Kira Yoshinaka Noriyuki Higashiyamaas Asano Naganori Hiroaki Murakamias Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira Kenichi Hagiwaraas Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Eisaku Yoshidaas Okajima Tadatsugu Akira Emotoas Genshiro - Writers
Takehiro Nakajima
