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Genroku Ryoran

Genroku Ryoran

19997.81 Season49 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Takehiro Nakajima
Written by Takehiro Nakajima
NetworksNHK

Top Cast

Ken Matsudaira

Ken Matsudaira

Irobe Matashiro

Rie Miyazawa

Rie Miyazawa

Aguri

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Sadako

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Horibe Yasubei

Koji Ishizaka

Koji Ishizaka

Kira Yoshinaka

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Asano Naganori

Hiroaki Murakami

Hiroaki Murakami

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Eisaku Yoshida

Eisaku Yoshida

Okajima Tadatsugu

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Genshiro

Themes & Keywords

japanshogunjidaigekiedo periodtaiga

About Genroku Ryoran

Genroku Ryoran is a drama series that first aired in 1999 exploring themes of japan, shogun, jidaigeki, edo period, taiga. Created by Takehiro Nakajima, it stars Ken Matsudaira, Rie Miyazawa, Ryoko Shinohara. 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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