Daichūshingura is a television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in the Tuesday evening 9:00–9:56 prime-time slot in Japan. The series featured an all-star cast. The central actor was Toshiro Mifune, who portrayed Ōishi Kuranosuke; Yoko Tsukasa his wife; and kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII their son Chikara.
Tetsuya Watari
Horibe Yasubei
Toshirō Mifune
Oishi Kuranosuke
Kikugorô Onoe
Asano Takumi-no-kami
Ichirō Arishima
Horibe Yahei
Chūsha Ichikawa
Kira Kozukenosuke
Yōko Tsukasa
Oishi Riku
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