Saigo no Chuushingura
Drama
最後の忠臣蔵 2004/11/05
Character count34,715
Word count15,761
Unique words3,279
Words (1-occurrence)1,926
Unique kanji1,193
Kanji (1-occurrence)353
Difficulty beta Moderate
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.

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Episode 1
Character count4,258
Word count1,949
Unique words798
Words (1-occurrence)557
Unique kanji501
Kanji (1-occurrence)235
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 2
Character count6,213
Word count2,830
Unique words1,077
Words (1-occurrence)735
Unique kanji623
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Difficulty beta Hard
Episode 3
Character count6,678
Word count2,941
Unique words1,060
Words (1-occurrence)698
Unique kanji581
Kanji (1-occurrence)252
Difficulty beta Hard
Episode 4
Character count5,817
Word count2,577
Unique words1,030
Words (1-occurrence)717
Unique kanji598
Kanji (1-occurrence)273
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 5
Character count6,473
Word count3,029
Unique words1,119
Words (1-occurrence)782
Unique kanji631
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 6
Character count5,276
Word count2,435
Unique words911
Words (1-occurrence)602
Unique kanji499
Kanji (1-occurrence)225
Difficulty beta Moderate