The 47 Ronins of Ako

TV SERIES 1 SEASONS 16 Apr 1979
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The 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 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.

Top Billed Cast

Tomoko Aihara
Okô Shigeru Amachi
Wakizaka Awaji-no-Kami Gorō Ibuki
Horibe Yasubei Nobuo Kawai
Fujii Mataemon Yūsuke Kawazu
Kobayashi Heihachirô Kyôko Kishida
Ôishi Riku Akiji Kobayashi
Hara Soemon Ken Matsudaira
Asano Takumi-no-Kami Hiroki Matsukata
 Keiko Matsuzaka
Aguri

All Seasons

Season 1

36 Episodes
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