Genroku Ryoran

1999 · Drama

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.

1.Minister-in-Training 2.5th Shogun Tsunayoshi 3.Clan Ruin 4.Return to Ako 5.Praying for an Heir 6.Bloodshed in the Castle 7.The Wedding 8.Marriage Offer 9.Blind Ambition 10.Aguri Times Three 11.Adopted Heirs 12.Castle Takeover 13.Kidnapped 14.Daimyo Firefighter 15.The Baby Furor 16.The Viper and the Leech 17.Assassination Attempt 18.Envoy Host 19.The Pine Corridor Incident 20.Death Sentence 21.Great Conference 22.Blood Oath 23.Castle Surrender 24.Season 1 Episode 24 25.Yamashina Quietude 26.Edo Radicals 27.Kuranosuke Goes to Edo 28.Reunion 29.Defection 30.Death Poem 31.Master Uki 32.Okaru 33.Lady Ichii 34.Kuranosuke is Removed 35.Successors 36.The Decision 37.Strike Against the Shogunate 38.Test of Loyalty 39.Dawn of Farewell 40.Journey to Edo 41.Floor Plans 42.Causalties 43.Kira's Tea Party 44.At Last, the Strike 45.Setback 46.The Day of the Attack 47.The Attack 48.In Custody 49.Paragons of Loyalty