Makoto Ohara
Director
Genroku Ryoran (1999)
Season 1
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.
Released Jan. 10, 1999
Episode 50 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.jidaigeki, tmdb.taiga, imdb.taiga, imdb.japanese-drama, tmdb.japan, tmdb.edo-period, tmdb.shogun + 3 more, imdb.tokugawa-shogunate, imdb.edo-period, imdb.47-ronin
Production Companies: NHK
Network: NHK
S1E1 - Minister-in-Training
Jan. 10, 1999, midnight
S1E2 - 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi
Jan. 17, 1999, midnight
S1E3 - Clan Ruin
Jan. 24, 1999, midnight
S1E4 - Return to Ako
Jan. 31, 1999, midnight
S1E5 - Praying for an Heir
Feb. 7, 1999, midnight
S1E6 - Bloodshed in the Castle
Feb. 14, 1999, midnight
S1E7 - The Wedding
Feb. 21, 1999, midnight
S1E8 - Marriage Offer
Feb. 28, 1999, midnight
S1E9 - Blind Ambition
March 7, 1999, midnight
S1E10 - Aguri Times Three
March 14, 1999, midnight
S1E11 - Adopted Heirs
March 21, 1999, midnight
S1E12 - Castle Takeover
March 28, 1999, midnight
S1E13 - Kidnapped
April 4, 1999, midnight
S1E14 - Daimyo Firefighter
April 11, 1999, midnight
S1E15 - The Baby Furor
April 18, 1999, midnight
S1E16 - The Viper and the Leech
April 25, 1999, midnight
S1E17 - Assassination Attempt
May 2, 1999, midnight
S1E18 - Envoy Host
May 9, 1999, midnight
S1E19 - The Pine Corridor Incident
May 16, 1999, midnight
S1E20 - Death Sentence
May 23, 1999, midnight
S1E21 - Great Conference
May 30, 1999, midnight
S1E22 - Blood Oath
June 6, 1999, midnight
S1E23 - Castle Surrender
June 13, 1999, midnight
S1E24 - Episode 24
June 20, 1999, midnight
S1E25 - Yamashina Quietude
June 27, 1999, midnight
S1E26 - Edo Radicals
July 4, 1999, midnight
S1E27 - Kuranosuke Goes to Edo
July 11, 1999, midnight
S1E28 - Reunion
July 18, 1999, midnight
S1E29 - Defection
July 25, 1999, midnight
S1E30 - Death Poem
Aug. 1, 1999, midnight
S1E31 - Master Uki
Aug. 8, 1999, midnight
S1E32 - Okaru
Aug. 15, 1999, midnight
S1E33 - Lady Ichii
Aug. 22, 1999, midnight
S1E34 - Kuranosuke is Removed
Aug. 29, 1999, midnight
S1E35 - Successors
Sept. 5, 1999, midnight
S1E36 - The Decision
Sept. 12, 1999, midnight
S1E37 - Strike Against the Shogunate
Sept. 19, 1999, midnight
S1E38 - Test of Loyalty
Sept. 26, 1999, midnight
S1E39 - Dawn of Farewell
Oct. 3, 1999, midnight
S1E40 - Journey to Edo
Oct. 10, 1999, midnight
S1E41 - Floor Plans
Oct. 17, 1999, midnight
S1E42 - Causalties
Oct. 24, 1999, midnight
S1E43 - Kira's Tea Party
Oct. 31, 1999, midnight
S1E44 - At Last, the Strike
Nov. 7, 1999, midnight
S1E45 - Setback
Nov. 14, 1999, midnight
S1E46 - The Day of the Attack
Nov. 21, 1999, midnight
S1E47 - The Attack
Nov. 28, 1999, midnight
S1E48 - In Custody
Dec. 5, 1999, midnight
S1E49 - Paragons of Loyalty
Dec. 12, 1999, midnight
Network: NHK
Episode Runtime: 50 min.
Season Runtime: 2450 min.
Released: Jan. 10, 1999
Last Air Date: Dec. 12, 1999, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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