Genroku Ryoran

7.8

1999•50m

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.

Production

Production

Seasons

49 Episodes • Premiered 1999

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 1: Minister-in-Training

1. Minister-in-Training

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 2: 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi

2. 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 3: Clan Ruin

3. Clan Ruin

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 4: Return to Ako

4. Return to Ako

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 5: Praying for an Heir

5. Praying for an Heir

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 6: Bloodshed in the Castle

6. Bloodshed in the Castle

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 7: The Wedding

7. The Wedding

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 8: Marriage Offer

8. Marriage Offer

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 9: Blind Ambition

9. Blind Ambition

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 10: Aguri Times Three

10. Aguri Times Three

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 11: Adopted Heirs

11. Adopted Heirs

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 12: Castle Takeover

12. Castle Takeover

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 13: Kidnapped

13. Kidnapped

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 14: Daimyo Firefighter

14. Daimyo Firefighter

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 15: The Baby Furor

15. The Baby Furor

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 16: The Viper and the Leech

16. The Viper and the Leech

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 17: Assassination Attempt

17. Assassination Attempt

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 18: Envoy Host

18. Envoy Host

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 19: The Pine Corridor Incident

19. The Pine Corridor Incident

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 20: Death Sentence

20. Death Sentence

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 21: Great Conference

21. Great Conference

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 22: Blood Oath

22. Blood Oath

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 23: Castle Surrender

23. Castle Surrender

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 24: Episode 24

24. Episode 24

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 25: Yamashina Quietude

25. Yamashina Quietude

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 26: Edo Radicals

26. Edo Radicals

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 27: Kuranosuke Goes to Edo

27. Kuranosuke Goes to Edo

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 28: Reunion

28. Reunion

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 29: Defection

29. Defection

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 30: Death Poem

30. Death Poem

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 31: Master Uki

31. Master Uki

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 32: Okaru

32. Okaru

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 33: Lady Ichii

33. Lady Ichii

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 34: Kuranosuke is Removed

34. Kuranosuke is Removed

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 35: Successors

35. Successors

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 36: The Decision

36. The Decision

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 37: Strike Against the Shogunate

37. Strike Against the Shogunate

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 38: Test of Loyalty

38. Test of Loyalty

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 39: Dawn of Farewell

39. Dawn of Farewell

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 40: Journey to Edo

40. Journey to Edo

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 41: Floor Plans

41. Floor Plans

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 42: Causalties

42. Causalties

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 43: Kira's Tea Party

43. Kira's Tea Party

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 44: At Last, the Strike

44. At Last, the Strike

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 45: Setback

45. Setback

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 46: The Day of the Attack

46. The Day of the Attack

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 47: The Attack

47. The Attack

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 48: In Custody

48. In Custody

Still image for Genroku Ryoran season 1 episode 49: Paragons of Loyalty

49. Paragons of Loyalty

Cast

Photo of Ken Matsudaira

Ken Matsudaira

Irobe Matashiro

Photo of Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

Aguri

Photo of Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Sadako

Photo of Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Horibe Yasubei

Photo of Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Kira Yoshinaka

Photo of Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Asano Naganori

Photo of Hiroaki Murakami

Hiroaki Murakami

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira

Photo of Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Photo of Eisaku Yoshida

Eisaku Yoshida

Okajima Tadatsugu

Photo of Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Genshiro

Photo of Mari Natsuki

Mari Natsuki

Tomiko

Photo of Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Fuwa Kuzaemon

Photo of Tsubasa Imai

Tsubasa Imai

Yato Emoshichi

Photo of Honami Suzuki

Honami Suzuki

Someko

Photo of Hideaki Takizawa

Hideaki Takizawa

Kira Yoshichika

Photo of Saki Takaoka

Saki Takaoka

Ojun

Photo of Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Takada Gunbei

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