Akō Rōshi (1964 TV series)
| Akō Rōshi | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Taiga drama |
| Written by | Genzō Murakami |
| Directed by | Makoto Ohara etc |
| Starring | Kazuo 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 composer | Yasushi Akutagawa |
| Opening theme | NHK Symphony Orchestra |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | April 5 – December 27, 1964 |
Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士) is a 1964 Japanese television series. It is the 2nd NHK taiga drama.[1][2]
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
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Ōishi Kuranosuke
- Shinsuke Ashida as Kobayashi Heihichi
- Chikage Awashima
- Takahiro Tamura as Takada Gunbei
- Masakazu Tamura
- Jukichi Uno
- Katsuo Nakamura
- Takashi Shimura as Onodera Junai
- Yoichi Hayashi as Hotta Yayato
- Kei Taguchi
- Rokkō Toura as Takebayashi Takashige
- Masato Yamanouchi as Uesugi Tsunanori
- Morita Kan'ya XIV as Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
- Kyoko Kishida as Aguri
- Jun Tazaki
- Kanjūrō Arashi
- Osamu Takizawa as Kira Kōzuke no suke
- Isuzu Yamada as Ōishi Riku