Dai Chushingura - The epic story of the 47 Ronin who sacrificed their lives in order to avenge their Lord has never been told like this before.
This 52 episode series was produced by Japan’s greatest movie star Mifune Toshiro, who also portrays Chief Counsellor Oishi Kuranosuke and features an all-star cast.
Episodes 5 and 6 brings us to when Lord Asano attacks Lord Kira in the Great Pine Corridor of the Shogun's Palace, a crime punishable by death, and the subsequent notification of the act and punishment.
Every moment of this dynamic series is filled with gripping drama, which then explodes into exciting action. The production values in this series are clearly of motion picture level.
Episode 5: The Longest Day In Genroku Period
Episode 6: The Sad News Delivered To Ako
STARRING: MIFUNE TOSHIRO, TAMBA TETSURO, TSUKASA YOKO, ONOE KIKUNOSUKE
Many actors appeared as guest stars in only a few episodes. These included: NAKAMURA KINNOSUKE, SHIMURA TAKASHI, and superstar KATSU SHINTARO.
1971 – JAPANESE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES – COLOR – FULLSCREEN – 93 MINUTES
