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Epic Chushingura

9.0 52 Eps Drama   1971
NET   Mifune Productions  

Release Date: 05 Tue, Jan 1971

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.

  

Seasons (1)

Season 1

Season 1

52 Episodes

Casts of Season 1

Tetsuya Watari

as Horibe Yasubei

Toshirō Mifune

as Oishi Kuranosuke

Kikugorô Onoe

as Asano Takumi-no-kami

Ichirō Arishima

as Horibe Yahei

Chūsha Ichikawa

as Kira Kozukenosuke

Yōko Tsukasa

as Oishi Riku

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