Endedtv asahi1971-01-05

Epic Chushingura

Name: Epic Chushingura
Genre: Drama
Released: 1971-01-05
Rating: 9
Cast: Tetsuya Watari, Toshirō Mifune, Kikugorô Onoe, Ichirō Arishima, Chūsha Ichikawa

大忠臣蔵

Drama~47 min

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

tv asahi, NST

Countries

First aired

1971-01-05

Last aired

1971-12-28

Language

Rating

9.0 / 10

Episode release dates

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Synopsis and details

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.