Episodes
- Ep 1 Minister-in-Training
- Ep 2 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi
- Ep 3 Clan Ruin
- Ep 4 Return to Ako
- Ep 5 Praying for an Heir
- Ep 6 Bloodshed in the Castle
- Ep 7 The Wedding
- Ep 8 Marriage Offer
- Ep 9 Blind Ambition
- Ep 10 Aguri Times Three
- Ep 11 Adopted Heirs
- Ep 12 Castle Takeover
- Ep 13 Kidnapped
- Ep 14 Daimyo Firefighter
- Ep 15 The Baby Furor
- Ep 16 The Viper and the Leech
- Ep 17 Assassination Attempt
- Ep 18 Envoy Host
- Ep 19 The Pine Corridor Incident
- Ep 20 Death Sentence
- Ep 21 Great Conference
- Ep 22 Blood Oath
- Ep 23 Castle Surrender
- Ep 24 Episode 24
- Ep 25 Yamashina Quietude
- Ep 26 Edo Radicals
- Ep 27 Kuranosuke Goes to Edo
- Ep 28 Reunion
- Ep 29 Defection
- Ep 30 Death Poem
- Ep 31 Master Uki
- Ep 32 Okaru
- Ep 33 Lady Ichii
- Ep 34 Kuranosuke is Removed
- Ep 35 Successors
- Ep 36 The Decision
- Ep 37 Strike Against the Shogunate
- Ep 38 Test of Loyalty
- Ep 39 Dawn of Farewell
- Ep 40 Journey to Edo
- Ep 41 Floor Plans
- Ep 42 Causalties
- Ep 43 Kira's Tea Party
- Ep 44 At Last, the Strike
- Ep 45 Setback
- Ep 46 The Day of the Attack
- Ep 47 The Attack
- Ep 48 In Custody
- Ep 49 Paragons of Loyalty
Genroku Ryoran (1999)
元禄繚乱
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.
Director: Hiroshi Kataoka
Stars: Ken Matsudaira, Rie Miyazawa, Ryoko Shinohara, Hiroshi Abe, Koji Ishizaka, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Hiroaki Murakami, Kenichi Hagiwara
Year: 1999
Production: NHK
Network: NHK
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 49
