Synopsis
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.
Episodes
Season 11E1Minister-in-Training50m2E25th Shogun Tsunayoshi50m3E3Clan Ruin50m4E4Return to Ako50m5E5Praying for an Heir50m6E6Bloodshed in the Castle50m7E7The Wedding50m8E8Marriage Offer50m9E9Blind Ambition50m10E10Aguri Times Three50m11E11Adopted Heirs50m12E12Castle Takeover50m13E13Kidnapped50m14E14Daimyo Firefighter50m15E15The Baby Furor50m16E16The Viper and the Leech50m17E17Assassination Attempt50m18E18Envoy Host50m19E19The Pine Corridor Incident50m20E20Death Sentence50m21E21Great Conference50m22E22Blood Oath50m23E23Castle Surrender50m24E24Episode 2450m25E25Yamashina Quietude50m26E26Edo Radicals50m27E27Kuranosuke Goes to Edo50m28E28Reunion50m29E29Defection50m30E30Death Poem50m31E31Master Uki50m32E32Okaru50m33E33Lady Ichii50m34E34Kuranosuke is Removed50m35E35Successors50m36E36The Decision50m37E37Strike Against the Shogunate50m38E38Test of Loyalty50m39E39Dawn of Farewell50m40E40Journey to Edo50m41E41Floor Plans50m42E42Causalties50m43E43Kira's Tea Party50m44E44At Last, the Strike50m45E45Setback50m46E46The Day of the Attack50m47E47The Attack50m48E48In Custody50m49E49Paragons of Loyalty50m
Cast
