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Genroku Ryoran
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Genroku Ryoran

1999-01-10 · 50 min / episode · ★ 7.8

Drama

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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NHK
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Japan
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Ended

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Ken MatsudairaKen MatsudairaIrobe Matashiro
Rie MiyazawaRie MiyazawaAguri
Ryoko ShinoharaRyoko ShinoharaSadako
Hiroshi AbeHiroshi AbeHoribe Yasubei
Koji IshizakaKoji IshizakaKira Yoshinaka
Noriyuki HigashiyamaNoriyuki HigashiyamaAsano Naganori
Hiroaki MurakamiHiroaki MurakamiYanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Kenichi HagiwaraKenichi HagiwaraTokugawa Tsunayoshi
Eisaku YoshidaEisaku YoshidaOkajima Tadatsugu
Akira EmotoAkira EmotoGenshiro
Mari NatsukiMari NatsukiTomiko
Tetta SugimotoTetta SugimotoFuwa Kuzaemon
Tsubasa ImaiTsubasa ImaiYato Emoshichi
Honami SuzukiHonami SuzukiSomeko
Hideaki TakizawaHideaki TakizawaKira Yoshichika
Saki TakaokaSaki TakaokaOjun
Shinichi TsutsumiShinichi TsutsumiTakada Gunbei

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