Season
- Season 1 1971-01-05
Episode
- Episode 1: The Crises Surrounding Ako Castle
- Episode 2: A Swirling Dark Mist
- Episode 3: Noble Samurai Spirit
- Episode 4: Unbearable Days
- Episode 5: The Longest Day in Genroku Period
- Episode 6: The Sad News Delivered to Ako
- Episode 7: The Great Decision
- Episode 8: Secret Operations Behind the Scenes
- Episode 9: The Great Discussion
- Episode 10: The Covered-up Petition
- Episode 11: Records of an Oath Sealed in Blood
- Episode 12: The Day of Ako Castle's Confiscation
- Episode 13: Low Ranking Samurai
- Episode 14: The Dowry of Yokein
- Episode 15: The Hair-Cutting Stalker
- Episode 16: The Yagyu Secret Agents
- Episode 17: A Revolt Against the Government
- Episode 18: Break-Up
- Episode 19: The Quiet Showdown
- Episode 20: The Sorrowful Samurai Spirit
- Episode 21: Woman Spy
- Episode 22: The First Dropout
- Episode 23: Oishi Living Idly in Fushimi
- Episode 24: Invisible Evil Influence
- Episode 25: The Tragic Love of Okaru and Sanpei part 1
- Episode 26: The Tragic Love of Okaru and Sanpei part 2
- Episode 27: The Secret Love
- Episode 28: Life or Death Surveillance
- Episode 29: The Love Lost in Osaka
- Episode 30: A Group of Assassins Heads for Yamashina
- Episode 31: The Covenant of Men
- Episode 32: Secret Meeting on the Sumida-Gawa River
- Episode 33: Farewell at Yamashina
- Episode 34: The Young Lions
- Episode 35: The Female Koto Player
- Episode 36: Two Mothers of Young Loyal Retainers
- Episode 37: Amanoya Rihei is a Proud Man
- Episode 38: Oishi Travels East
- Episode 39: Infiltration of Edo at Dawn
- Episode 40: People of the Kira Clan
- Episode 41: The Duel of Horibe Yasubei
- Episode 42: Master Spearman Tawaraboshi Genba
- Episode 43: A Loyal Vassal Hastily Falling
- Episode 44: A Woman in Love with an Enemy
- Episode 45: Heading to Honjo Matsuzaka-Cho
- Episode 46: Where will I Be on the 14th?
- Episode 47: The Forty-Eighth Man
- Episode 48: Snow on the 14th Day of the 12th Lunar Month
- Episode 49: Farewell in the Snow at Nambuzaka
- Episode 50: The Raid part 1
- Episode 51: The Raid part 2
- Episode 52: Ritual Suicide
Epic Chushingura Season 1 Secret Operations Behind the Scenes
Daichūshingura 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 Ōishi Kuranosuke; Yoko Tsukasa his wife; and kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII their son Chikara.
