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The 47 Ronins of Ako

Premiered 1979-04-16 1 season 36 eps

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.

Last Episode Aired 1979-12-17
S1E36 — The Way of the Samurai in the Genroku Era
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Billed Cast
Tomoko Aihara
Tomoko Aihara
Okô
Shigeru Amachi
Shigeru Amachi
Wakizaka Awaji-no-Kami
Gorō Ibuki
Gorō Ibuki
Horibe Yasubei
Nobuo Kawai
Fujii Mataemon
Yūsuke Kawazu
Yūsuke Kawazu
Kobayashi Heihachirô
Kyôko Kishida
Kyôko Kishida
Ôishi Riku
Akiji Kobayashi
Akiji Kobayashi
Hara Soemon
Ken Matsudaira
Ken Matsudaira
Asano Takumi-no-Kami
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Keiko Matsuzaka
Keiko Matsuzaka
Aguri
Yūki Meguro
Yūki Meguro
Uesugi Noritsuna
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Tachibana Sakon
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