Genroku Ryoran(1999)
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.
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49 episodes • 1999
Season 1
49 episodes • 1999
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minister-in-Training | Jan 10, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi | Jan 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Clan Ruin | Jan 24, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Return to Ako | Jan 31, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Praying for an Heir | Feb 7, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bloodshed in the Castle | Feb 14, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Wedding | Feb 21, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Marriage Offer | Feb 28, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Blind Ambition | Mar 7, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Aguri Times Three | Mar 14, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Adopted Heirs | Mar 21, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Castle Takeover | Mar 28, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kidnapped | Apr 4, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Daimyo Firefighter | Apr 11, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Baby Furor | Apr 18, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Viper and the Leech | Apr 25, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Assassination Attempt | May 2, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Envoy Host | May 9, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Pine Corridor Incident | May 16, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Death Sentence | May 23, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Great Conference | May 30, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Blood Oath | Jun 6, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Castle Surrender | Jun 13, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Episode 24 | Jun 20, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Yamashina Quietude | Jun 27, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Edo Radicals | Jul 4, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Kuranosuke Goes to Edo | Jul 11, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Reunion | Jul 18, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Defection | Jul 25, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Death Poem | Aug 1, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Master Uki | Aug 8, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Okaru | Aug 15, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Lady Ichii | Aug 22, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Kuranosuke is Removed | Aug 29, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Successors | Sep 5, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 36 | The Decision | Sep 12, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Strike Against the Shogunate | Sep 19, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Test of Loyalty | Sep 26, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Dawn of Farewell | Oct 3, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Journey to Edo | Oct 10, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Floor Plans | Oct 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Causalties | Oct 24, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Kira's Tea Party | Oct 31, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 44 | At Last, the Strike | Nov 7, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Setback | Nov 14, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 46 | The Day of the Attack | Nov 21, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 47 | The Attack | Nov 28, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 48 | In Custody | Dec 5, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Paragons of Loyalty | Dec 12, 1999 | 0.0 |
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