Chushingura

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Chushingura (2004)

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Details

Title: 忠臣蔵
Title (romaji): Chushingura
Genre: Historical, samurai
Episodes: 9
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2004-Oct-18 to 2004-Dec-13

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Synopsis

Chushingura is actually better known as the tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin. It is a prototypical Japanese story. Described by one noted Japan scholar as the country's "national legend", it recounts the most famous case involving the samurai code of honor, bushido, and vividly expresses a significant part of the traditional Japanese world-view.

The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (became ronin) after their master, Lord Asano (Sawamura Ikki) was forced to commit ritual suicide for assaulting a court official, Lord Kira (Ito Shiro), who earlier insulted him. Oshishi Kuranosuke (Matsudaira Ken) leads the ronin in an effort to seek revenge for their beloved Lord's wrongful death. --- groink

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