Akō Rōshi (1979 TV series)

Akō Rōshi
Japanese赤穂浪士
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GenreJidaigeki
Directed byTadashi Sawashima
Tokuzō Tanaka
StarringYorozuya Kinnosuke
Masakazu Tamura
So Yamamura
Kyōko Kishida
Mikio Narita
Kō Nishimura
Narrated byJukichi Uno
Theme music composerToru Takemitsu
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes36
Production
ProducerTan Takaiwa
Running time45 minutes (per episode)
Production companiesToei
Nakamura production
Original release
NetworkTV Asahi
Release16 April (1979-04-16) –
24 December 1979 (1979-12-24)
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Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979. It is based on Jirō Osaragi's novel of the same title. It depicts the story of the revenge of the forty-seven rōnin of Ako against Lord Kira from Hotta Hayato's point of view. Kaneto Shindo was in charge of the script for several episodes.