Hitoshi Ōzu
Director
The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979)
Season 1
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 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.
Released April 16, 1979
Episode 1 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.jidaigeki, tmdb.edo-period, imdb.tokugawa-shogunate, imdb.47-ronin, imdb.edo-period
Production Companies: Nakamura Production, Toei Company, tv asahi
Network: tv asahi
S1E1 - Rain of Flowers
First Episode
April 16, 1979, midnight
S1E2 - Blood Spilled in the Pines Corridor
None
April 23, 1979, midnight
S1E3 - The Useless and the Hyobu of the Cats
None
April 30, 1979, midnight
S1E4 - The Joro Spider
None
May 7, 1979, midnight
S1E5 - Storm at Ako Castle
None
May 14, 1979, midnight
S1E6 - Proud Samurai
None
May 21, 1979, midnight
S1E7 - Secret Dispute
None
May 28, 1979, midnight
S1E8 - The Secret Brief
None
June 4, 1979, midnight
S1E9 - Decision
None
June 11, 1979, midnight
S1E10 - Vernal Storm
None
June 18, 1979, midnight
S1E11 - Kuranosuke's Assassination
None
June 25, 1979, midnight
S1E12 - One Shot
None
July 2, 1979, midnight
S1E13 - Delivery of the Castle
None
July 9, 1979, midnight
S1E14 - A New Journey
None
July 16, 1979, midnight
S1E15 - Binoculars
None
July 23, 1979, midnight
S1E16 - The Woman with the Seven Faces
None
July 30, 1979, midnight
S1E17 - Forbidden Love
None
Aug. 6, 1979, midnight
S1E18 - The Song of the Cicadas
None
Aug. 13, 1979, midnight
S1E19 - The Daimon-Ji of Tragic Love
None
Aug. 20, 1979, midnight
S1E20 - Firefly Light
None
Aug. 27, 1979, midnight
S1E21 - Autumn Reminiscences
None
Sept. 3, 1979, midnight
S1E22 - Kuranosuke Goes to Edo
None
Sept. 10, 1979, midnight
S1E23 - Reunion
None
Sept. 17, 1979, midnight
S1E24 - Passion
None
Sept. 24, 1979, midnight
S1E25 - Search the Kira Residence!
None
Oct. 1, 1979, midnight
S1E26 - The Last Goodbye in Yamashina
None
Oct. 8, 1979, midnight
S1E27 - The Relic of the Long Desire of the Mother and the Son
None
Oct. 15, 1979, midnight
S1E28 - The Departure for Vengeance
None
Oct. 22, 1979, midnight
S1E29 - Decadent Youth
None
Oct. 29, 1979, midnight
S1E30 - Oishi's Journey to the East
None
Nov. 5, 1979, midnight
S1E31 - Desperate Attack
None
Nov. 12, 1979, midnight
S1E32 - A Deadly Fight for Destiny
None
Nov. 19, 1979, midnight
S1E33 - The Night Before the Attack
None
Nov. 26, 1979, midnight
S1E34 - It's Time! The Raid!
None
Dec. 3, 1979, midnight
S1E35 - Triumph at Dawn
None
Dec. 10, 1979, midnight
S1E36 - The Way of the Samurai in the Genroku Era
None
Dec. 17, 1979, midnight
Network: tv asahi
Episode Runtime: 1 min.
Season Runtime: 1 min.
Released: April 16, 1979
Last Air Date: Dec. 17, 1979, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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