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.
Top Cast
Ken Matsudaira
Irobe Matashiro
Rie Miyazawa
Aguri
Ryoko Shinohara
Sadako
Hiroshi Abe
Horibe Yasubei
Koji Ishizaka
Kira Yoshinaka
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Asano Naganori
Hiroaki Murakami
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Kenichi Hagiwara
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Eisaku Yoshida
Okajima Tadatsugu
Akira Emoto
Genshiro
Episodes
Minister-in-Training
Jan 10, 1999
5th Shogun Tsunayoshi
Jan 17, 1999
Clan Ruin
Jan 24, 1999
Return to Ako
Jan 31, 1999
Praying for an Heir
Feb 07, 1999
Bloodshed in the Castle
Feb 14, 1999
The Wedding
Feb 21, 1999
Marriage Offer
Feb 28, 1999
Blind Ambition
Mar 07, 1999
Aguri Times Three
Mar 14, 1999
Adopted Heirs
Mar 21, 1999
Castle Takeover
Mar 28, 1999
Kidnapped
Apr 04, 1999
Daimyo Firefighter
Apr 11, 1999
The Baby Furor
Apr 18, 1999
The Viper and the Leech
Apr 25, 1999
Assassination Attempt
May 02, 1999
Envoy Host
May 09, 1999
The Pine Corridor Incident
May 16, 1999
Death Sentence
May 23, 1999
Great Conference
May 30, 1999
Blood Oath
Jun 06, 1999
Castle Surrender
Jun 13, 1999
Episode 24
Jun 20, 1999
Yamashina Quietude
Jun 27, 1999
Edo Radicals
Jul 04, 1999
Kuranosuke Goes to Edo
Jul 11, 1999
Reunion
Jul 18, 1999
Defection
Jul 25, 1999
Death Poem
Aug 01, 1999
Master Uki
Aug 08, 1999
Okaru
Aug 15, 1999
Lady Ichii
Aug 22, 1999
Kuranosuke is Removed
Aug 29, 1999
Successors
Sep 05, 1999
The Decision
Sep 12, 1999
Strike Against the Shogunate
Sep 19, 1999
Test of Loyalty
Sep 26, 1999
Dawn of Farewell
Oct 03, 1999
Journey to Edo
Oct 10, 1999
Floor Plans
Oct 17, 1999
Causalties
Oct 24, 1999
Kira's Tea Party
Oct 31, 1999
At Last, the Strike
Nov 07, 1999
Setback
Nov 14, 1999
The Day of the Attack
Nov 21, 1999
The Attack
Nov 28, 1999
In Custody
Dec 05, 1999
Paragons of Loyalty
Dec 12, 1999
