Epic Chushingura: Unsorted (1971)

Ended

Daichushingura is a television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in the Tuesday evening 9:00–9:56 prime-time slot in Japan. The series featured an all-star cast. The central actor was Toshiro Mifune, who portrayed Oishi Kuranosuke; Yoko Tsukasa his wife; and kabuki actor Onoe Kikugoro VII their son Chikara.