Minister-in-Training
10th January 19995th Shogun Tsunayoshi
17th January 1999Clan Ruin
24th January 1999Return to Ako
31st January 1999Praying for an Heir
7th February 1999Bloodshed in the Castle
14th February 1999The Wedding
21st February 1999Marriage Offer
28th February 1999Blind Ambition
7th March 1999Aguri Times Three
14th March 1999Adopted Heirs
21st March 1999Castle Takeover
28th March 1999Kidnapped
4th April 1999Daimyo Firefighter
11th April 1999The Baby Furor
18th April 1999The Viper and the Leech
25th April 1999Assassination Attempt
2nd May 1999Envoy Host
9th May 1999The Pine Corridor Incident
16th May 1999Death Sentence
23rd May 1999Great Conference
30th May 1999Blood Oath
6th June 1999Castle Surrender
13th June 1999Episode 24
20th June 1999Yamashina Quietude
27th June 1999Edo Radicals
4th July 1999Kuranosuke Goes to Edo
11th July 1999Reunion
18th July 1999Defection
25th July 1999Death Poem
1st August 1999Master Uki
8th August 1999Okaru
15th August 1999Lady Ichii
22nd August 1999Kuranosuke is Removed
29th August 1999Successors
5th September 1999The Decision
12th September 1999Strike Against the Shogunate
19th September 1999Test of Loyalty
26th September 1999Dawn of Farewell
3rd October 1999Journey to Edo
10th October 1999Floor Plans
17th October 1999Causalties
24th October 1999Kira's Tea Party
31st October 1999At Last, the Strike
7th November 1999Setback
14th November 1999The Day of the Attack
21st November 1999The Attack
28th November 1999In Custody
5th December 1999Paragons of Loyalty
12th December 1999The 38th NHK Taiga Drama is Genroku Ryoran. The "Forty-seven Loyal Samurai" is one of the most enduring and best loved stories of Japan's history. Generations have grown up hearing the stirring tale of Oishi Kuranosuke, chief councillor of the Ako clan who leads his men through suffering and hardship to ultimately avenge their lord after he is unjustly forced to commit harakiri. NHK's 38th Taiga Drama "Genroku Ryoran" is the ambitious remake of this classic epic and boasts a cast that reads like a Who's Who in Japanese entertainment.
