Akō Rōshi (series)

Name: Akō Rōshi
Released: 1964-0-5
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Onoe Baiko VII, Kazuo Hasegawa, Rokkō Toura, Osamu Takizawa, Yoichi Hayashi

赤穂浪士

User score: 7.5
Production country: Japan
Production companies: NHK
Genre: Drama
Release date: 1/5/1964
Release date of last episode: 12/27/1964
Series status: Ended
Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
Episodes count: 52
Run time: 45 min.

Series description

"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after attempting to kill Lord Kira. Once the retainers hear about their Lord's death, they sacrifice their lives to regain the honor of their former master.