Genroku Ryoran

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.

Drama

Seasons

1. Minister-in-Training

Air Date: 1999-01-10

2. 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi

Air Date: 1999-01-17

3. Clan Ruin

Air Date: 1999-01-24

4. Return to Ako

Air Date: 1999-01-31

5. Praying for an Heir

Air Date: 1999-02-07

6. Bloodshed in the Castle

Air Date: 1999-02-14

7. The Wedding

Air Date: 1999-02-21

8. Marriage Offer

Air Date: 1999-02-28

9. Blind Ambition

Air Date: 1999-03-07

10. Aguri Times Three

Air Date: 1999-03-14

11. Adopted Heirs

Air Date: 1999-03-21

12. Castle Takeover

Air Date: 1999-03-28

13. Kidnapped

Air Date: 1999-04-04

14. Daimyo Firefighter

Air Date: 1999-04-11

15. The Baby Furor

Air Date: 1999-04-18

16. The Viper and the Leech

Air Date: 1999-04-25

17. Assassination Attempt

Air Date: 1999-05-02

18. Envoy Host

Air Date: 1999-05-09

19. The Pine Corridor Incident

Air Date: 1999-05-16

20. Death Sentence

Air Date: 1999-05-23

21. Great Conference

Air Date: 1999-05-30

22. Blood Oath

Air Date: 1999-06-06

23. Castle Surrender

Air Date: 1999-06-13

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 1999-06-20

25. Yamashina Quietude

Air Date: 1999-06-27

26. Edo Radicals

Air Date: 1999-07-04

27. Kuranosuke Goes to Edo

Air Date: 1999-07-11

28. Reunion

Air Date: 1999-07-18

29. Defection

Air Date: 1999-07-25

30. Death Poem

Air Date: 1999-08-01

31. Master Uki

Air Date: 1999-08-08

32. Okaru

Air Date: 1999-08-15

33. Lady Ichii

Air Date: 1999-08-22

34. Kuranosuke is Removed

Air Date: 1999-08-29

35. Successors

Air Date: 1999-09-05

36. The Decision

Air Date: 1999-09-12

37. Strike Against the Shogunate

Air Date: 1999-09-19

38. Test of Loyalty

Air Date: 1999-09-26

39. Dawn of Farewell

Air Date: 1999-10-03

40. Journey to Edo

Air Date: 1999-10-10

41. Floor Plans

Air Date: 1999-10-17

42. Causalties

Air Date: 1999-10-24

43. Kira's Tea Party

Air Date: 1999-10-31

44. At Last, the Strike

Air Date: 1999-11-07

45. Setback

Air Date: 1999-11-14

46. The Day of the Attack

Air Date: 1999-11-21

47. The Attack

Air Date: 1999-11-28

48. In Custody

Air Date: 1999-12-05

49. Paragons of Loyalty

Air Date: 1999-12-12

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Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

1999-01-10

Episodes

49 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

NHK