Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- 元禄繚乱
- Release
- January 10, 1999
- Screen Time
- 1 season · 50min/ep
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- N/A
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Ken Matsudaira
Irobe Matashiro
49 eps.
Rie Miyazawa
Aguri
49 eps.
Ryoko Shinohara
Sadako
49 eps.
Hiroshi Abe
Horibe Yasubei
49 eps.
Koji Ishizaka
Kira Yoshinaka
49 eps.
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Asano Naganori
49 eps.
Hiroaki Murakami
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
49 eps.
Kenichi Hagiwara
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
49 eps.
Eisaku Yoshida
Okajima Tadatsugu
49 eps.
Akira Emoto
Genshiro
49 eps.
Mari Natsuki
Tomiko
49 eps.
Tetta Sugimoto
Fuwa Kuzaemon
49 eps.
