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.
Ken Matsudaira
Irobe Matashiro
Rie Miyazawa
Aguri
Ryoko Shinohara
Sadako
Hiroshi Abe
Horibe Yasubei
Koji Ishizaka
Kira Yoshinaka
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Asano Naganori
Hiroaki Murakami
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
Kenichi Hagiwara
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
Eisaku Yoshida
Okajima Tadatsugu
Last Samurai Standing78%
Jin79%
Shōgun76%
Sword of the Demon Hunter73%
The Heike Story73%
When Calls the Heart82%
Shigurui: Death Frenzy74%
Sengoku Youko68%
Oshin72%
Hero79%
Julia72%
The Irrational66%
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity86%
Tell Me Lies76%
Akame ga Kill!82%
Shōgun84%
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju79%
The House of the Spirits85%
Sanditon75%
JOKER GAME67%
