Akō Rōshi (1979 TV series)

is a Japanese television jidaigeki or ōRōperiod drama that was broadcast in 1979. It is based on Jirō Osaragi's novel of the same title. It depicts the story of the revenge of the forty-seven rōnin of Ako against Lord Kira from Hotta Hayato's point of view. Kaneto Shindo was in charge of the script for several episodes.

Plot

Set in the eighteenth century, during the reign of the fifth Tokugawa shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Akō-han is demolished by the Tokugawa shogunate. Hotta Hayato is a ronin who is living a desperate life because of his sad past. But one day he starts working for Chisaka Takafusa, the Chief retainer(Karō) of the Uesugi clan. The Uesugi clan and Chisaka are wary of Ōishi Kuranosuke and Ako Roshi's movements, so Chisaka orders Hotta to observe Ōishi Kuranosuke. But Hotta gradually comes to like the personality of Ōishi and even helps Ōishi.

Cast

Starring role

Yorozuya Kinnosuke as Ōishi Kuranosuke

Masakazu Tamura as Hotta Hayato

Asano Clan/ Akō Rōshi

Keiko Matsuzaka as Aguri

Kyōko Kishida as Ōishi Riku

Ken Matsudaira as Asano Takumi no Kami

Kohji Moritsugu as Maehara Isuke

Goro Ibuki as Horibe Yasubei

Ryosuke Kagawa as Horibe Yahei

Kazuo Kitamura as Ōno Kurobei

Genji Kawai as Okuda Magodayou

Rantaro Mine as Hazama Shinroku

Shunya Wazaki as Kataoka Gengoemon

Kō Nishimura as Onodera Jyounai

Nobuo Kawai as Fujii Mataemon

Ken Nishida as Shindo Toshimoto

Akiji Kobayashi as Hara Sōemon

Uesugi Clan/Kira Clan

So Yamamura as Chisaka Takafusa

Eitaro Ozawa as Kira Kōzuke no suke

Rokkō Toura as Matsubara

Yūki Meguro as Uesugi Noritsuna

Yūsuke Kawazu as Kobayashi Haihichi

Tokugawa Shogunate

Katsuo Nakamura as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

Mikio Narita as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu

Shinsuke Mikimoto as Araki Jūzaemon

Shigeru Amachi as Wakizaka Awaji no kami

Toshiro Mifune as Tachibana Sakon (special appearance)

Others

Shingo Yamashiro as Maruoka

Junko Miyashita as Ochika

Katsumasa Uchida as Iizawa Shinnosuke

Nenji Kobayashi as Iwase Kageyu

Mie Nakao

Yūsuke Takita

Ryunosuke Kaneda as Ryukō

Yutaka Nakajima as Oen

Isamu Nagato as Kumo no Bunjyuro

Jun Hamamura as Hozumi Sōzaemon

Yoshio Inaba as Nakajima Gorosaku

Hiroki Matsukata as Tsuchiya Chikara (special appearance) Mayumi Ogawa as Yougiri Dayou (special appearance)

Episodes

1,Hana no Ame 花の雨

2,Toshou Matsu no Dairōka 刃傷 松の大廊下

3,Hiruandon to Neko Hiyōbu 昼行燈と猫兵部

4,Jorō Gumo 女郎蜘蛛

5,Fuuno Midareru Akō Jō 風雲乱れる赤穂城

6,Hokoritakaki Bushi 誇り高き武士

7,Antō 暗闘

8,Missho 密書

9.Ketsudan 決断

10,Haru no Arashi 春の嵐

11,Kuranosuke Anstsu 内蔵助暗殺

12,Ippatsu no Jūsei 一発の銃声

13,Shiro Akewatashi 城明け渡し

14,Matatabi またたび

15,Bōenkyō 遠眼鏡

16,Yugao no Onna 夕顔の女

17,Kinjirareta Koi 禁じられた恋

18,Semi Shigure 蝉しぐれ

19,Hiren no Omoji 悲恋の大文字

20,Hotarubi 螢火

21,Twuioku no Aki 追憶の秋

22,Kuranosuke Edoe 内蔵助 江戸へ

23,Saikai 再会

24,Jōen

25,Kiratei wo Sagure

26,Yamashina no Wakare

27,Hahato Ko Higan no katami

28,Adauchi eno Kadode

29,Datsuraku suru Seishun

30,Oishi Azumakudari

31,Hissi no Kōbō

32,Shukume no Shitō

33,Uchiiri Zenya 討入り前夜

34,Iza! Uchiiri いざ! 討入り

35,Akatsuki no Gaisen 暁の凱旋

36,Genroku Bushidō 元禄武士道

References

1979 Japanese television series debuts

1970s drama television series

Jidaigeki television series

Television shows based on Japanese novels

Television series set in the 17th century