48 Eyes of the Loyal People: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in the Edo period, a story revolves around Kiyo, a woman who strives to overcome status differences of those days. When she pledges to live for love, a knife attack occurs at Edo castle. And as a 48th loyal retainer, her fate changes after a raid on Kira: she is determined to serve at the inner palace of Edo Castle called "Ooku".

Series details

• Title: 48 Eyes of the Loyal People
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Romance, History
• Premiere date: 2016-09-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-02-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 32 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 20731
• IMDb ID: tt5961998
• TVDB ID: 320699

Cast and credited roles

• Seiji Fukushi — Isogai Jurozaiemon
• Emi Takei — Kiyo

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-09-24; final listed air date 2017-02-25; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from 48 Eyes of the Loyal People on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.