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Epic Chushingura

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First Aired:January 5, 1971

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:52

Status:Ended

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.

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Cast

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Horibe Yasubei

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Oishi Kuranosuke

Kikugorô Onoe

Kikugorô Onoe

Asano Takumi-no-kami

Ichirō Arishima

Ichirō Arishima

Horibe Yahei

Chūsha Ichikawa

Chūsha Ichikawa

Kira Kozukenosuke

Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

Oishi Riku

Seasons & Episodes

E1The Crises Surrounding Ako Castle

Jan 5, 1971

E2A Swirling Dark Mist

Jan 12, 1971

E3Noble Samurai Spirit

Jan 19, 1971

E4Unbearable Days

Jan 26, 1971

E5The Longest Day in Genroku Period

Feb 2, 1971

E6The Sad News Delivered to Ako

Feb 9, 1971

E7The Great Decision

Feb 16, 1971

E8Secret Operations Behind the Scenes

Feb 23, 1971

E9The Great Discussion

Mar 2, 1971

E10The Covered-up Petition

Mar 9, 1971

E11Records of an Oath Sealed in Blood

Mar 16, 1971

E12The Day of Ako Castle's Confiscation

Mar 23, 1971

E13Low Ranking Samurai

Mar 30, 1971

E14The Dowry of Yokein

Apr 6, 1971

E15The Hair-Cutting Stalker

Apr 13, 1971

E16The Yagyu Secret Agents

Apr 20, 1971

E17A Revolt Against the Government

Apr 27, 1971

E18Break-Up

May 4, 1971

E19The Quiet Showdown

May 11, 1971

E20The Sorrowful Samurai Spirit

May 18, 1971

E21Woman Spy

May 25, 1971

E22The First Dropout

Jun 1, 1971

E23Oishi Living Idly in Fushimi

Jun 8, 1971

E24Invisible Evil Influence

Jun 15, 1971

E25The Tragic Love of Okaru and Sanpei part 1

Jun 22, 1971

E26The Tragic Love of Okaru and Sanpei part 2

Jun 29, 1971

E27The Secret Love

Jul 6, 1971

E28Life or Death Surveillance

Jul 13, 1971

E29The Love Lost in Osaka

Jul 20, 1971

E30A Group of Assassins Heads for Yamashina

Jul 27, 1971

E31The Covenant of Men

Aug 3, 1971

E32Secret Meeting on the Sumida-Gawa River

Aug 10, 1971

E33Farewell at Yamashina

Aug 17, 1971

E34The Young Lions

Aug 24, 1971

E35The Female Koto Player

Aug 31, 1971

E36Two Mothers of Young Loyal Retainers

Sep 7, 1971

E37Amanoya Rihei is a Proud Man

Sep 14, 1971

E38Oishi Travels East

Sep 21, 1971

E39Infiltration of Edo at Dawn

Sep 28, 1971

E40People of the Kira Clan

Oct 5, 1971

E41The Duel of Horibe Yasubei

Oct 12, 1971

E42Master Spearman Tawaraboshi Genba

Oct 19, 1971

E43A Loyal Vassal Hastily Falling

Oct 26, 1971

E44A Woman in Love with an Enemy

Nov 2, 1971

E45Heading to Honjo Matsuzaka-Cho

Nov 9, 1971

E46Where will I Be on the 14th?

Nov 16, 1971

E47The Forty-Eighth Man

Nov 23, 1971

E48Snow on the 14th Day of the 12th Lunar Month

Nov 30, 1971

E49Farewell in the Snow at Nambuzaka

Dec 7, 1971

E50The Raid part 1

Dec 14, 1971

E51The Raid part 2

Dec 21, 1971

E52Ritual Suicide

Dec 28, 1971

Storyline

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.

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