Genroku Ryoran (1999)

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

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