Set in the eighteenth century, during the reign of the fifth Tokugawa shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Akō-han is demolished by the Tokugawa shogunate. Hotta Hayato is a ronin who is living a desperate life because of his sad past. But one day he starts working for Chisaka Takafusa, the Chief retainer of the Uesugi clan. The Uesugi clan and Chisaka are wary of Ōishi Kuranosuke and Ako Roshi's movements, so Chisaka orders Hotta to observe Ōishi Kuranosuke.
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Stars: Tomoko Aihara, Shigeru Amachi, Gorō Ibuki, Nobuo Kawai, Yūsuke Kawazu, Kyôko Kishida
Crew: Tadashi Sawashima, Tokuzō Tanaka
Country: JP
Studio: tv asahi
Runtime: 26:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Apr 16, 1979
Last air date: Dec 17, 1979
Episode: 36 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 10
Keywords:jidaigeki