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Epic Chushingura
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.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 52 episodes (January 5, 1971)
Cast
- Tetsuya Watari as Horibe Yasubei
- Toshirō Mifune as Oishi Kuranosuke
- Kikugorô Onoe as Asano Takumi-no-kami
- Ichirō Arishima as Horibe Yahei
- Chūsha Ichikawa as Kira Kozukenosuke
- Yōko Tsukasa as Oishi Riku
Details
- First aired
- January 5, 1971
- Episodes
- 52
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- tv asahi and NST
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 9.0 / 10 from 2 votes
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