Chushingura
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Chushingura (2004)
Details
- Title: 忠臣蔵 / Chushingura
- Episodes: 9
- Genre: Historical, samurai
- Air time:
- Broadcast network: TV Asahi
- Broadcast period: October 18 thru December 13, 2004
- Viewership ratings:
- Theme Song:
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
Production Credits
- Scenario by:
- Produced by:
- Directed by:
- Music by:
- Narration by: Naraoka Tomoko
Cast
- Matsudaira Ken as Ohishi Kuranosuke
- Sawamura Ikki as Asano Takuminokami
- Ito Shiro as Kira Kozukenosuke
- Tsugawa Masahiko as Tokugawa Tsuyanoshi
- Haraizumi Sei as Kakogawa Honzo
- Kyo Machiko
- Ohtake Shinobu
- Yoshida Eisaku
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