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Original Language:JA
First Air Date:10 Jan 1999
Last Air Date:12 Dec 1999
Number of seasons:1
Number of episodes:49
Episode runtime:50 min
Status:Ended
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Genroku Ryoran
TV Series • 1999 • N/A • 1 Seasons • 49 Episodes
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.