Details
Title: 忠臣蔵 1/47
Title (romaji): Chuushingura 1/47
Episodes: 3
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2001-Dec-28
Synopsis
A story based on the popular kabuki drama. In 1701, Asano Naganori, attacked Lord Kira Kozenosuke with his sword in the Edo Castle after Lord Kira had taunted the young, usually mild mannered Asano. Although Lord Kira's wound was superficial, Asano was ordered by the Shogun to commit seppuku - suicide. Lord Kira, an important retainer of the imperial household, did not receive any reprimand. Asano's land and all the possessions of his family were confiscated.
Thus all this former retainers became Ronin (samurais with no lord).
In 1702, the 46 Ako Ronin (one was already dead) lead by Oishi Kuranosuke (Asano's chief adviser) came back to revenge on their fallen lord against Lord Kira and were victorious.
The 46 Ronin were ordered to commit seppuku later by the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Cast
Kimura Takuya as Hirobe Yasubei
Okada Junichi as Oishi Chikara
Fukatsu Eri as Horibe Hori
Sato Koichi as Oishi Kuranosuke
Matsuyuki Yasuko as Fujimi
Tsumabuki Satoshi as Takada Gunbe
Tsutsumi Shinichi as Asano Takumi-no-kami Nagonori
Matsu Takako as Aguri (Yozeii)
Kobayashi Satomi as Oishi Riku
Osugi Ren as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
Watabiki Katsuhiko as Kobayashi Heihachiro
Kaneda Akio as Ono Kurobe
Kouyama Shigeru as Kanno Rokurozaemon
Ikeuchi Hiroyuki as Shimizu Ichigaku
Atarashi Katsutoshi as Hara Soemon
Harada Ryuji as Kataoka Gengoemon
Arai Yasutoshi as Maebara Isuke
Kawabata Ryuta as Takebayashi Tadashichi
Sugiura Naoki as Horibe Yahe
Tsugawa Masahiko as Kira Kozukenosuke
Washio Machiko
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Inoue Yumiko
Producers: Yamaguchi Masatoshi, Hobara Kenichiro, Nishioka Yoshinobu, Sakai Minoru
Director: Kawake Shunsaku
Music: Hattori Takayuki
