Epic Chushingura poster
Basic Info
First Air: January 05, 1971
Rating: ⭐ 10.0/10 (1 votes)
Seasons & Episodes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 52
Last Episode
Name: Ritual Suicide
Season: 1, Episode: 52
Air Date: 1971-12-28
Runtime: 47 min

Epic Chushingura

1971 ⭐ 10.0/10 1 votes
Overview

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.

Genres
Drama
Production Countries
  • Japan
Spoken Languages
  • Japanese ja

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Cast
Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya Watari
Horibe Yasubei
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Oishi Kuranosuke
Kikugorô Onoe
Kikugorô Onoe
Asano Takumi-no-kami
Ichirō Arishima
Ichirō Arishima
Horibe Yahei
Chūsha Ichikawa
Chūsha Ichikawa
Kira Kozukenosuke
Yōko Tsukasa
Yōko Tsukasa
Oishi Riku
Crew
Katsuta Kouzou
Producer
Yoshio Nishikawa
Producer
Takao Saitō
Cinematography
Isao Tomita
Music
Backdrops
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Posters
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