Akō Rōshi (1979 TV series)

Akō Rōshi
Japanese	赤穂あこう浪士ろうし
Genre	Jidaigeki
Directed by	Tadashi Sawashima Tokuzō Tanaka
Starring	Yorozuya Kinnosuke Masakazu Tamura So Yamamura Kyōko Kishida Mikio Narita Kō Nishimura
Narrated by	Jukichi Uno
Theme music composer	Toru Takemitsu
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	36
Production
Producer	Tan Takaiwa
Running time	45 minutes (per episode)
Production companies	Toei Nakamura production
Original release
Network	TV Asahi
Release	16 April (1979-04-16) – 24 December 1979 (1979-12-24)

Akō Rōshi (赤穂あこう浪士ろうし) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period 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 花はなの雨あめ
• 2,Toshou Matsu no Dairōka 刃傷にんじょう 松まつの大だい廊下ろうか
• 3,Hiruandon to Neko Hiyōbu 昼行燈ひるあんどんと猫ねこ兵部ひょうぶ
• 4,Jorō Gumo 女郎蜘蛛じょろうぐも
• 5,Fuuno Midareru Akō Jō 風雲ふううん乱みだれる赤穂あこう城じょう
• 6,Hokoritakaki Bushi 誇ほこり高たかき武士ぶし
• 7,Antō 暗闘あんとう
• 8,Missho 密書みっしょ
• 9.Ketsudan 決断けつだん
• 10,Haru no Arashi 春はるの嵐あらし
• 11,Kuranosuke Anstsu 内蔵ないぞう助じょ暗殺あんさつ
• 12,Ippatsu no Jūsei 一発いっぱつの銃声じゅうせい
• 13,Shiro Akewatashi 城じょう明あけ渡わたし
• 14,Matatabi またたび
• 15,Bōenkyō 遠眼鏡とおめがね
• 16,Yugao no Onna 夕顔ゆうがおの女おんな
• 17,Kinjirareta Koi 禁きんじられた恋こい
• 18,Semi Shigure 蝉せみしぐれ
• 19,Hiren no Omoji 悲恋ひれんの大文字おおもじ
• 20,Hotarubi 螢火ほたるび
• 21,Twuioku no Aki 追憶ついおくの秋あき
• 22,Kuranosuke Edoe 内蔵助くらのすけ 江戸えどへ
• 23,Saikai 再会さいかい
• 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 討入うちいり前夜ぜんや
• 34,Iza! Uchiiri いざ! 討入うちいり
• 35,Akatsuki no Gaisen 暁あかつきの凱旋がいせん
• 36,Genroku Bushidō 元禄げんろく武士ぶし道どう