
The 47 Ronins of Ako
Set in the eighteenth century, during the reign of the fifth Tokugawa shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Akō-han is demolished by the Tokugawa shogunate. Hotta Hayato is a ronin who is living a desperate life because of his sad past. But one day he starts working for Chisaka Takafusa, the Chief retainer of the Uesugi clan. The Uesugi clan and Chisaka are wary of Ōishi Kuranosuke and Ako Roshi's movements, so Chisaka orders Hotta to observe Ōishi Kuranosuke.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
1979-04-16
Episodes
36 (1 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast

Tomoko Aihara
Okô

Shigeru Amachi
Wakizaka Awaji-no-Kami

Gorō Ibuki
Horibe Yasubei

Nobuo Kawai
Fujii Mataemon

Yūsuke Kawazu
Kobayashi Heihachirô

Kyôko Kishida
Ôishi Riku

Akiji Kobayashi
Hara Soemon

Ken Matsudaira
Asano Takumi-no-Kami

Hiroki Matsukata

Keiko Matsuzaka
Aguri

Yūki Meguro
Uesugi Noritsuna

Toshirō Mifune
Tachibana Sakon
Production Companies

Nakamura Production

Toei Company

TV Asahi