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49 Episodes

Episode 1

- January 10, 1999

Minister-in-Training

Episode 2

- January 17, 1999

5th Shogun Tsunayoshi

Episode 3

- January 24, 1999

Clan Ruin

Episode 4

- January 31, 1999

Return to Ako

Episode 5

- February 7, 1999

Praying for an Heir

Episode 6

- February 14, 1999

Bloodshed in the Castle

Episode 7

- February 21, 1999

The Wedding

Episode 8

- February 28, 1999

Marriage Offer

Episode 9

- March 7, 1999

Blind Ambition

Episode 10

- March 14, 1999

Aguri Times Three

Episode 11

- March 21, 1999

Adopted Heirs

Episode 12

- March 28, 1999

Castle Takeover

Episode 13

- April 4, 1999

Kidnapped

Episode 14

- April 11, 1999

Daimyo Firefighter

Episode 15

- April 18, 1999

The Baby Furor

Episode 16

- April 25, 1999

The Viper and the Leech

Episode 17

- May 2, 1999

Assassination Attempt

Episode 18

- May 9, 1999

Envoy Host

Episode 19

- May 16, 1999

The Pine Corridor Incident

Episode 20

- May 23, 1999

Death Sentence

Episode 21

- May 30, 1999

Great Conference

Episode 22

- June 6, 1999

Blood Oath

Episode 23

- June 13, 1999

Castle Surrender

Episode 24

- June 20, 1999

Episode 24

Episode 25

- June 27, 1999

Yamashina Quietude

Episode 26

- July 4, 1999

Edo Radicals

Episode 27

- July 11, 1999

Kuranosuke Goes to Edo

Episode 28

- July 18, 1999

Reunion

Episode 29

- July 25, 1999

Defection

Episode 30

- August 1, 1999

Death Poem

Episode 31

- August 8, 1999

Master Uki

Episode 32

- August 15, 1999

Okaru

Episode 33

- August 22, 1999

Lady Ichii

Episode 34

- August 29, 1999

Kuranosuke is Removed

Episode 35

- September 5, 1999

Successors

Episode 36

- September 12, 1999

The Decision

Episode 37

- September 19, 1999

Strike Against the Shogunate

Episode 38

- September 26, 1999

Test of Loyalty

Episode 39

- October 3, 1999

Dawn of Farewell

Episode 40

- October 10, 1999

Journey to Edo

Episode 41

- October 17, 1999

Floor Plans

Episode 42

- October 24, 1999

Causalties

Episode 43

- October 31, 1999

Kira's Tea Party

Episode 44

- November 7, 1999

At Last, the Strike

Episode 45

- November 14, 1999

Setback

Episode 46

- November 21, 1999

The Day of the Attack

Episode 47

- November 28, 1999

The Attack

Episode 48

- December 5, 1999

In Custody

Episode 49

- December 12, 1999

Paragons of Loyalty

Genroku Ryoran

Name: Genroku Ryoran
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-01-10
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Ken Matsudaira, Rie Miyazawa, Ryoko Shinohara, Hiroshi Abe, Koji Ishizaka

Overview

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.