Genroku Ryoran
元禄繚乱
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.
Cast
Ken Matsudaira
Irobe Matashiro
49 episodes
Rie Miyazawa
Aguri
49 episodes
Ryoko Shinohara
Sadako
49 episodes
Hiroshi Abe
Horibe Yasubei
49 episodes
Koji Ishizaka
Kira Yoshinaka
49 episodes
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Asano Naganori
49 episodes
Hiroaki Murakami
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
49 episodes
Kenichi Hagiwara
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
49 episodes
Eisaku Yoshida
Okajima Tadatsugu
49 episodes
Akira Emoto
Genshiro
49 episodes
Mari Natsuki
Tomiko
49 episodes
Tetta Sugimoto
Fuwa Kuzaemon
49 episodes
Tsubasa Imai
Yato Emoshichi
49 episodes
Honami Suzuki
Someko
49 episodes
Hideaki Takizawa
Kira Yoshichika
49 episodes
Saki Takaoka
Ojun
49 episodes
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Takada Gunbei
49 episodes
Seasons
Season 1
1999 · 49 eps
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