The 47 Ronins of Ako
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Apr 16, 1979
Rain of Flowers Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Apr 23, 1979
Blood Spilled in the Pines Corridor Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Apr 30, 1979
The Useless and the Hyobu of the Cats Episode 3
S1 · E4 · May 7, 1979
The Joro Spider Episode 4
S1 · E5 · May 14, 1979
Storm at Ako Castle Episode 5
S1 · E6 · May 21, 1979
Proud Samurai Episode 6
S1 · E7 · May 28, 1979
Secret Dispute Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Jun 4, 1979
The Secret Brief Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Jun 11, 1979
Decision Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Jun 18, 1979
Vernal Storm Episode 10
S1 · E11 · Jun 25, 1979
Kuranosuke's Assassination Episode 11
S1 · E12 · Jul 2, 1979
One Shot Episode 12
S1 · E13 · Jul 9, 1979
Delivery of the Castle Episode 13
S1 · E14 · Jul 16, 1979
A New Journey Episode 14
S1 · E15 · Jul 23, 1979
Binoculars Episode 15
S1 · E16 · Jul 30, 1979
The Woman with the Seven Faces Episode 16
S1 · E17 · Aug 6, 1979
Forbidden Love Episode 17
S1 · E18 · Aug 13, 1979
The Song of the Cicadas Episode 18
S1 · E19 · Aug 20, 1979
The Daimon-Ji of Tragic Love Episode 19
S1 · E20 · Aug 27, 1979
Firefly Light Episode 20
S1 · E21 · Sep 3, 1979
Autumn Reminiscences Episode 21
S1 · E22 · Sep 10, 1979
Kuranosuke Goes to Edo Episode 22
S1 · E23 · Sep 17, 1979
Reunion Episode 23
S1 · E24 · Sep 24, 1979
Passion Episode 24
S1 · E25 · Oct 1, 1979
Search the Kira Residence! Episode 25
S1 · E26 · Oct 8, 1979
The Last Goodbye in Yamashina Episode 26
S1 · E27 · Oct 15, 1979
The Relic of the Long Desire of the Mother and the Son Episode 27
S1 · E28 · Oct 22, 1979
The Departure for Vengeance Episode 28
S1 · E29 · Oct 29, 1979
Decadent Youth Episode 29
S1 · E30 · Nov 5, 1979
Oishi's Journey to the East Episode 30
S1 · E31 · Nov 12, 1979
Desperate Attack Episode 31
S1 · E32 · Nov 19, 1979
A Deadly Fight for Destiny Episode 32
S1 · E33 · Nov 26, 1979
The Night Before the Attack Episode 33
S1 · E34 · Dec 3, 1979
It's Time! The Raid! Episode 34
S1 · E35 · Dec 10, 1979
Triumph at Dawn Episode 35
S1 · E36 · Dec 17, 1979
The Way of the Samurai in the Genroku Era Episode 36
36 episodes in 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.
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Hitoshi Ōzu Director · Tokuzō Tanaka Director Tadashi Sawashima Director
Country Japan · Premiered April 16, 1979 · Languages Japanese
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Premiered
April 16, 1979
Final episode
December 17, 1979
Status
Ended
Network
tv asahi
Country
Japan
Type
Scripted
Original language
Japanese
Production
Nakamura Production
Production
Toei Company
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Japan
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Original title
赤穂浪士
Spoken on screen
Japanese
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