

Drama · History
Overview
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge.
Top Cast


Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kuranosuke Ôishi
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kuranosuke Ôishi


Yataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Denpachirô Tamon
Yataro Kurokawa
Denpachirô Tamon


Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Dayû Ukihashi
Michiyo Kogure
Dayû Ukihashi


Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Genzô Akagaki
Shintarō Katsu
Genzô Akagaki


Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Hyôbu Chisaka
Eitarō Ozawa
Hyôbu Chisaka


Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Jûbei Ôtake
Takashi Shimura
Jûbei Ôtake


Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Kin'emon Okano
Koji Tsuruta
Kin'emon Okano


Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Kôzukenosuke Kira
Osamu Takizawa
Kôzukenosuke Kira


Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
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Ayako Wakao
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Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Orui, Spy
Machiko Kyō
Orui, Spy
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