is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979. It is based on Jirō Osaragi's novel of the same title. It depicts the story of the revenge of the forty-seven rōnin of Ako against Lord Kira from Hotta Hayato's point of view. Kaneto Shindo was in charge of the script for several episodes.
Plot Set in the eighteenth century, during the reign of the fifth Tokugawa shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Akō-han is demolished by the Tokugawa shogunate. Hotta Hayato is a ronin who is living a desperate life because of his sad past. But one day he starts working for Chisaka Takafusa, the Chief retainer(Karō) of the Uesugi clan. The Uesugi clan and Chisaka are wary of Ōishi Kuranosuke and Ako Roshi's movements, so Chisaka orders Hotta to observe Ōishi Kuranosuke. But Hotta gradually comes to like the personality of Ōishi and even helps Ōishi.
Cast Starring role
Yorozuya Kinnosuke as Ōishi Kuranosuke Masakazu Tamura as Hotta Hayato
Asano Clan/ Akō Rōshi Keiko Matsuzaka as Aguri Kyōko Kishida as Ōishi Riku Ken Matsudaira as Asano Takumi no Kami Kohji Moritsugu as Maehara Isuke Goro Ibuki as Horibe Yasubei Ryosuke Kagawa as Horibe Yahei Kazuo Kitamura as Ōno Kurobei Genji Kawai as Okuda Magodayou Rantaro Mine as Hazama Shinroku Shunya Wazaki as Kataoka Gengoemon Kō Nishimura as Onodera Jyounai Nobuo Kawai as Fujii Mataemon Ken Nishida as Shindo Toshimoto Akiji Kobayashi as Hara Sōemon
Uesugi Clan/Kira Clan So Yamamura as Chisaka Takafusa Eitaro Ozawa as Kira Kōzuke no suke Rokkō Toura as Matsubara Yūki Meguro as Uesugi Noritsuna Yūsuke Kawazu as Kobayashi Haihichi
Tokugawa Shogunate Katsuo Nakamura as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Mikio Narita as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu Shinsuke Mikimoto as Araki Jūzaemon Shigeru Amachi as Wakizaka Awaji no kami Toshiro Mifune as Tachibana Sakon (special appearance)
Others Shingo Yamashiro as Maruoka Junko Miyashita as Ochika Katsumasa Uchida as Iizawa Shinnosuke Nenji Kobayashi as Iwase Kageyu Mie Nakao Yūsuke Takita Ryunosuke Kaneda as Ryukō Yutaka Nakajima as Oen Isamu Nagato as Kumo no Bunjyuro Jun Hamamura as Hozumi Sōzaemon Yoshio Inaba as Nakajima Gorosaku Hiroki Matsukata as Tsuchiya Chikara (special appearance) Mayumi Ogawa as Yougiri Dayou (special appearance)
Episodes
1, Hana no Ame 花の雨 2, Toshou Matsu no Dairōka 刃傷 松の大廊下 3, Hiruandon to Neko Hiyōbu 昼行燈と猫兵部 4, Jorō Gumo 女郎蜘蛛 5, Fuuno Midareru Akō Jō 風雲乱れる赤穂城 6, Hokoritakaki Bushi 誇り高き武士 7, Antō 暗闘 8, Missho 密書 9.Ketsudan 決断 10, Haru no Arashi 春の嵐 11, Kuranosuke Anstsu 内蔵助暗殺 12, Ippatsu no Jūsei 一発の銃声 13, Shiro Akewatashi 城明け渡し 14, Matatabi またたび 15, Bōenkyō 遠眼鏡 16, Yugao no Onna 夕顔の女 17, Kinjirareta Koi 禁じられた恋 18, Semi Shigure 蝉しぐれ 19, Hiren no Omoji 悲恋の大文字 20, Hotarubi 螢火 21, Twuioku no Aki 追憶の秋 22, Kuranosuke Edoe 内蔵助 江戸へ 23, Saikai 再会 24, Jōen 25, Kiratei wo Sagure 26, Yamashina no Wakare 27, Hahato Ko Higan no katami 28, Adauchi eno Kadode 29, Datsuraku suru Seishun 30, Oishi Azumakudari 31, Hissi no Kōbō 32, Shukume no Shitō 33, Uchiiri Zenya 討入り前夜 34, Iza! Uchiiri いざ! 討入り 35, Akatsuki no Gaisen 暁の凱旋 36, Genroku Bushidō 元禄武士道
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