Akō Rōshi (TV series)

Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士) is a 1964 Japanese television series. It is the 2nd NHK taiga drama.[1][2]

Akō Rōshi
GenreTaiga drama
Written byGenzō Murakami
Directed byMakoto Ohara etc
StarringKazuo Hasegawa
Shinsuke Ashida
Chikage Awashima
Takahiro Tamura
Jukichi Uno
Katsuo Nakamura
Takashi Shimura
Yoichi Hayashi
Jun Tazaki
Masakazu Tamura
Kanjūrō Arashi
Osamu Takizawa
Isuzu Yamada
Theme music composerYasushi Akutagawa
Opening themeNHK Symphony Orchestra
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time45 minutes
Release
Original networkNHK
Original releaseApril 5 (1964-04-05) 
December 27, 1964 (1964-12-27)
Chronology
Followed byTaikōki

Story

Akō Rōshi deals with the Edo period. Based on Jirō Osaragi's novels "Hana no Shōgai".[3]

It depicts the stories of the Forty-seven rōnin.[4][5]

Cast

References

  1. 日本放送協会 編 『NHK年鑑'64』 日本放送出版協会、1964年 P.144
  2. 『NHK大河ドラマ大全:50作品徹底ガイド』 NHK出版、2011 P.85
  3. "連載「大河ドラマ誕生55周年の秘話」". DOT朝日. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  4. "赤穂浪士". NHKアーカイブ. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  5. "赤穂浪士". ドラマ. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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