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IMDb 10.0 1971 47 min Drama

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N/A

Country

JP

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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