Saigo no Chuushingura
Drama
最後の忠臣蔵
2004/11/05
Character count34,701
Word count15,819
Unique words3,339
Words (1-occurrence)1,985
Unique kanji1,192
Kanji (1-occurrence)352
Difficulty beta Expert
Episodes6

Chushingura is a famous story in Japan on 47 samurai in the Edo period who avenge their lord against Lord Kira, who was the cause of the master's death. This drama based on Ikemiya Shoichiro's book focuses on Terasaka Kichiemon, the only survivor of the 47 samurai. After raiding Kira's residence and taking avenge, Terasaka receives an order from Oishi Kuranosuke, the leader of the group to escape from the site. The rest of the samurai is ordered to commit seppuku by the Shogunate and kill themselves. Living in disguise and receiving contempt from others, Terasaka struggles to follow Oishi's order. He works to pass down the true intention of avenge to the next generation and at the same time looks after the families of the 46 members.

View more
Subdecks
Episode 1
Character count4,256
Word count1,960
Unique words793
Words (1-occurrence)561
Unique kanji501
Kanji (1-occurrence)235
Difficulty beta Expert
Episode 2
Character count6,213
Word count2,817
Unique words1,076
Words (1-occurrence)751
Unique kanji623
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Difficulty beta Expert
Episode 3
Character count6,677
Word count2,983
Unique words1,070
Words (1-occurrence)726
Unique kanji581
Kanji (1-occurrence)252
Difficulty beta Expert
Episode 4
Character count5,814
Word count2,598
Unique words1,027
Words (1-occurrence)721
Unique kanji598
Kanji (1-occurrence)273
Difficulty beta Expert
Episode 5
Character count6,472
Word count3,036
Unique words1,111
Words (1-occurrence)780
Unique kanji631
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta Expert
Episode 6
Character count5,269
Word count2,425
Unique words901
Words (1-occurrence)606
Unique kanji499
Kanji (1-occurrence)225
Difficulty beta Expert