About this season
The 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most enduring and best loved stories of Japan's history. Generations have grown up hearing the stirring tale of Oishi Kuranosuke, chief councillor of the Ako clan who leads his men through suffering and hardship to ultimately avenge their lord after he is unjustly forced to commit harakiri. NHK's 38th Taiga Drama "Genroku Ryoran" is the ambitious remake of this classic epic and boasts a cast that reads like a Who's Who in Japanese entertainment.
Episodes (49)
1. Minister-in-Training
Aired 10 January 1999 • 50 min
2. 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi
Aired 17 January 1999 • 50 min
3. Clan Ruin
Aired 24 January 1999 • 50 min
4. Return to Ako
Aired 31 January 1999 • 50 min
5. Praying for an Heir
Aired 7 February 1999 • 50 min
6. Bloodshed in the Castle
Aired 14 February 1999 • 50 min
7. The Wedding
Aired 21 February 1999 • 50 min
8. Marriage Offer
Aired 28 February 1999 • 50 min
9. Blind Ambition
Aired 7 March 1999 • 50 min
10. Aguri Times Three
Aired 14 March 1999 • 50 min
11. Adopted Heirs
Aired 21 March 1999 • 50 min
12. Castle Takeover
Aired 28 March 1999 • 50 min
13. Kidnapped
Aired 4 April 1999 • 50 min
14. Daimyo Firefighter
Aired 11 April 1999 • 50 min
15. The Baby Furor
Aired 18 April 1999 • 50 min
16. The Viper and the Leech
Aired 25 April 1999 • 50 min
17. Assassination Attempt
Aired 2 May 1999 • 50 min
18. Envoy Host
Aired 9 May 1999 • 50 min
19. The Pine Corridor Incident
Aired 16 May 1999 • 50 min
20. Death Sentence
Aired 23 May 1999 • 50 min
21. Great Conference
Aired 30 May 1999 • 50 min
22. Blood Oath
Aired 6 June 1999 • 50 min
23. Castle Surrender
Aired 13 June 1999 • 50 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 20 June 1999 • 50 min
25. Yamashina Quietude
Aired 27 June 1999 • 50 min
26. Edo Radicals
Aired 4 July 1999 • 50 min
27. Kuranosuke Goes to Edo
Aired 11 July 1999 • 50 min
28. Reunion
Aired 18 July 1999 • 50 min
29. Defection
Aired 25 July 1999 • 50 min
30. Death Poem
Aired 1 August 1999 • 50 min
31. Master Uki
Aired 8 August 1999 • 50 min
32. Okaru
Aired 15 August 1999 • 50 min
33. Lady Ichii
Aired 22 August 1999 • 50 min
34. Kuranosuke is Removed
Aired 29 August 1999 • 50 min
35. Successors
Aired 5 September 1999 • 50 min
36. The Decision
Aired 12 September 1999 • 50 min
37. Strike Against the Shogunate
Aired 19 September 1999 • 50 min
38. Test of Loyalty
Aired 26 September 1999 • 50 min
39. Dawn of Farewell
Aired 3 October 1999 • 50 min
40. Journey to Edo
Aired 10 October 1999 • 50 min
41. Floor Plans
Aired 17 October 1999 • 50 min
42. Causalties
Aired 24 October 1999 • 50 min
43. Kira's Tea Party
Aired 31 October 1999 • 50 min
44. At Last, the Strike
Aired 7 November 1999 • 50 min
45. Setback
Aired 14 November 1999 • 50 min
46. The Day of the Attack
Aired 21 November 1999 • 50 min
47. The Attack
Aired 28 November 1999 • 50 min
48. In Custody
Aired 5 December 1999 • 50 min
49. Paragons of Loyalty
Aired 12 December 1999 • 50 min