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.
Sadako
Irobe Matashiro
Aguri
Horibe Yasubei
Tomiko
Kira Yoshinaka
Asano Naganori
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Okajima Tadatsugu
Genshiro
Fuwa Kuzaemon
Yato Emoshichi
Someko
Kira Yoshichika
Ojun
Takada Gunbei
Someko
