The 47 Ronins of Ako
tv show
36 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired April 16, 1979
Overview
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 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.
Cast
Tomoko Aihara
as
Okô
Shigeru Amachi
as
Wakizaka Awaji-no-Kami
Gorō Ibuki
as
Horibe Yasubei
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Nobuo Kawai
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Fujii Mataemon
Yūsuke Kawazu
as
Kobayashi Heihachirô
Kyôko Kishida
as
Ôishi Riku
Akiji Kobayashi
as
Hara Soemon
Ken Matsudaira
as
Asano Takumi-no-Kami
Hiroki Matsukata
Keiko Matsuzaka
as
Aguri
Yūki Meguro
as
Uesugi Noritsuna
Toshirō Mifune
as
Tachibana Sakon
Crew
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Hitoshi Ōzu
as
Director
Tokuzō Tanaka
as
Director
Tadashi Sawashima
as
Director
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Minoru Matsushima
as
Director
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Mitsuo Murayama
as
Director
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Tan Takaiwa
as
Executive Producer
Toru Takemitsu
as
Original Music Composer
Kaneto Shindō
as
Screenplay
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Kikuma Shimoiizaka
as
Screenplay
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Kei Tasaka
as
Screenplay
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Ikuko Okamoto
as
Screenplay
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Toshio Ashizawa
as
Screenplay