Epic Chushingura

Epic Chushingura (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.

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  • First Air Date: 1971-01-05
  • Last Air Date: 1971-12-28
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 52
  • Episode Runtime: 47 min.
  • Network: tv asahi, NST

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    52 Episodes

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Cast

  • Tetsuya Watari

    Horibe Yasubei

  • Toshirō Mifune

    Oishi Kuranosuke

  • Kikugorô Onoe

    Asano Takumi-no-kami

  • Ichirō Arishima

    Horibe Yahei

  • Chūsha Ichikawa

    Kira Kozukenosuke

  • Yōko Tsukasa

    Oishi Riku

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