What is the name of the Japanese Period drama based on the 18th-century historical event when leaderless samurai avenged the death of their master?
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Akō Rōshi (1979 TV series) 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 stories of the Forty-seven rōnin and Hotta Hayato.
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Forty-seven rōnin The revenge of the forty-seven "rōnin" (四十七士 , Yon-jū-shichi-shi , forty-seven samurai) , also known as the Akō incident (赤穂事件 , Akō jiken ) or "Akō vendetta", is an 18th-century historical event in Japan in which a band of "rōnin" (leaderless samurai) avenged the death of their master. The incident has since become legendary.
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Samurai 7 Samurai 7 (サムライセブン , Samurai Sebun ) is a 2004 anime television series produced by Gonzo and based on the 1954 Akira Kurosawa film "Seven Samurai". The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa, and its music was composed by Kaoru Wada and Eitetsu Hayashi. There are 26 episodes, each costing around ¥32,500,000 (US$300,000) to produce.
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Genpei War The Genpei War (源平合戦 , Genpei kassen, Genpei gassen ) (1180–1185) was a conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clans during the late-Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the fall of the Taira clan and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1192.
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Edo period in popular culture The Edo period of the history of Japan is the setting of many works of popular culture. These include novels, stage plays, films, television shows, animated works, manga, and video games. Major events of the period, such as the Siege of Osaka, Shimabara Rebellion, and the decline and fall of the Tokugawa shogunate figure prominently in many works. Historical and fictional people and groups of the period, including Miyamoto Musashi, Izumo no Okuni, Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, the fictional Isshin Tasuke, Yui Shōsetsu, Matsuo Bashō, Tokugawa Mitsukuni (Mito Kōmon), Ōoka Tadasuke, Tōyama Kagemoto (Tōyama no Kin-san), the Forty-seven Ronin, Sakamoto Ryōma, Katsu Kaishū, and the Shinsengumi, as well as the fifteen Tokugawa shoguns were active for much or all of their public lives and are dramatized in works of popular culture. The cultural developments of the times, including kabuki, bunraku, and ukiyo-e, and practices like sankin kōtai and pilgrimages to the Ise Shrine, feature in many works set in Edo Japan.
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Samurai Sensei Samurai Sensei (サムライせんせい ) is a Japanese television drama based on the manga written by Esusuke Kuroe about a samurai who time-travelled 150 years to modern day Japan. The series was broadcast by TV Asahi from 13 October to 11 December 2015.
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Abe clan The Abe clan (安倍氏 , Abe-shi ) was one of the oldest of the major Japanese clans ("uji"); and the clan retained its prominence during the Sengoku period and the Edo period. The clan's origin is said to be one of the original clans of the Yamato people; they truly gained prominence during the Heian period (794-1185), and experienced a resurgence in the 18th century. Abe is also a very common Japanese surname in modern times, though not everyone with this name necessarily is descended from this clan.
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Kannō disturbance The "Kannō" disturbance or "Kannō" incident (観応擾乱 , "Kannō Jōran" ) , also called "Kannō no juran", was a civil war which developed from antagonisms between Shogun Ashikaga Takauji and his brother, Ashikaga Tadayoshi, thus dividing and weakening the early Ashikaga shogunate. These events are labeled "Kannō" after the Japanese era or "nengō" which was proclaimed by the Northern Court during the years 1350 through 1351 in the Nanboku-chō period of Japanese history. One of the main effects of the Disturbance was the re-invigoration of the Southern Court's war effort due to the flow of renegades from Kyoto who followed Tadayoshi to the Southern capital of Yoshino, near Nara.
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Asano Naganori Asano Naganori (浅野 長矩 , September 28, 1667 – April 21, 1701) was the daimyo of the Akō Domain in Japan (1675–1701). His title was Takumi no Kami (内匠頭). He is known as the person who triggered a series of incidents retold in a story known as "Chūshingura," one of the favourite themes of kabuki, jōruri, and Japanese books and films.
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Meiji period The Meiji period (明治時代 , Meiji-jidai ) , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from October 23, 1868 to July 30, 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan during which Japanese society moved from being an isolated feudal society to its modern form. Fundamental changes affected its social structure, internal politics, economy, military, and foreign relations. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji after 1868, and lasted until his death in 1912. It was succeeded by the Taishō period upon the accession of Emperor Taishō to the throne.
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Edo no Gekitou Edo no Gekitou (江戸の激斗 ) is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1979. This drama was inspired by Akira Kurosawa`s Seven Samurai and produced by the same film company. The lead stars are Keiju Kobayashi and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi.
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The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film) The Ballad of Narayama (楢山節考 , Narayama-bushi Kō ) is a 1958 Japanese period film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita and based on the 1956 novella of the same name by Shichirō Fukazawa. The film explores the legendary practice of obasute, in which elderly people were carried to a mountain and abandoned to die.
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Unmeitōge Unmeitōge (運命峠 ) is a Japanese jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1974. It is based on Renzaburo Shibata's novel of the same title. The lead star is Masakazu Tamura.
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Honda Shigetsugu Honda Shigetsugu (本多 重次 ) (1529 – August 9, 1596), also known as Honda Sakuzaemon (作左衛門 ) , was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through Azuchi-Momoyama Period, who served the Tokugawa clan. He fought in many of the Tokugawa clan's major battles, and was known as "Ogre Sakuza" (鬼作左 , Oni Sakuza ) for his ferocity.
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Kyōgoku clan The Kyōgoku clan (京極氏 , "Kyōgoku-shi" ) were a Japanese daimyo clan which rose to prominence during the Sengoku and Edo periods. The clan descend from the Uda Genji through the Sasaki clan. The name derives from the Kyōgoku quarter of Kyoto during the Heian period.
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Dokuganryū Masamune Dokuganryū Masamune (独眼竜政宗 ) is a 1987 Japanese television series. It is the 25th NHK taiga drama. The broadcast received an average viewer rating of 39.7 percent in the Kanto area.
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (虎の尾を踏む男達 , Tora no O o Fumu Otokotachi , alternatively They Who Step on the Tiger's Tail) is a 1945 Japanese period drama film, written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is based on the kabuki play "Kanjinchō", which is in turn based on the Noh play "Ataka".
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Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi (柳生 十兵衞 三厳 , Yagyū Jūbee Mitsuyoshi , 1607 – April 21, 1650) was one of the most famous and romanticized of the samurai in Japan's feudal era.
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Edo no Uzu Edo no Uzu (江戸の渦潮 ) is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1978. The lead stars were Keiju Kobayashi and Shigeru Tsuyuguchi.
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Hideyoshi (Taiga drama) Hideyoshi (秀吉 ) is a 1996 Japanese television series. It is the 35th NHK taiga drama.
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Kamakura shogunate The Kamakura shogunate (Japanese: 鎌倉幕府, "Kamakura bakufu") was a Japanese feudal military government that ruled from 1185 to 1333. The heads of the government were the shoguns. The first three were members of the Minamoto clan. The next two were members of the Fujiwara clan. The last six were minor Imperial princes.
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Date Tanemune Date Tanemune (伊達 稙宗 , 1488 – July 16, 1565) was a Japanese samurai warrior and clan leader during the Sengoku period.