Genroku Ryoran
1999 • 1 SeasonThe 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.
Top Series Cast
Ken Matsudaira
as Irobe Matashiro
Rie Miyazawa
as Aguri
Ryoko Shinohara
as Sadako
Hiroshi Abe
as Horibe Yasubei
Koji Ishizaka
as Kira Yoshinaka
Noriyuki Higashiyama
as Asano Naganori
Hiroaki Murakami
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Kenichi Hagiwara
as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Eisaku Yoshida
as Okajima Tadatsugu
Akira Emoto
as Genshiro
Mari Natsuki
as Tomiko
Tetta Sugimoto
as Fuwa Kuzaemon
Tsubasa Imai
as Yato Emoshichi
Honami Suzuki
as Someko
Hideaki Takizawa
as Kira Yoshichika
Saki Takaoka
as Ojun
Shinichi Tsutsumi
as Takada Gunbei
Full cast details coming soon!