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7.8 1 Seasons • 49 Episodes

Genroku Ryoran - Season 1

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.

Top Cast

  • Ken Matsudaira

    Ken Matsudaira

    Irobe Matashiro

  • Rie Miyazawa

    Rie Miyazawa

    Aguri

  • Ryoko Shinohara

    Ryoko Shinohara

    Sadako

  • Hiroshi Abe

    Hiroshi Abe

    Horibe Yasubei

  • Koji Ishizaka

    Koji Ishizaka

    Kira Yoshinaka

  • Noriyuki Higashiyama

    Noriyuki Higashiyama

    Asano Naganori

  • Hiroaki Murakami

    Hiroaki Murakami

    Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira

  • Kenichi Hagiwara

    Kenichi Hagiwara

    Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

  • Eisaku Yoshida

    Eisaku Yoshida

    Okajima Tadatsugu

Overview

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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