The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.

Directing:
  • Kinji Fukasaku

Writing:
  • Kōji Takada

Stars:
Release Date: 1978-10-28
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  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 159
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita
Kato
Jun Fujimaki
Jun Fujimaki
Yajuemon
Yoko Natsuki
Yoko Natsuki
Osen
Mieko Harada
Mieko Harada
Hatsu Hashimoto
Seizō Fukumoto
Seizō Fukumot...
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifun...
Tsuchiya Michinao
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Yahei Horibe
Yoshiko Mita
Yoshiko Mita
Akuri
Junkichi Orimoto
Junkichi Orim...
Tokubei
Mariko Okada
Mariko Okada
Riku Ohishi
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nak...
Oishi Kuranosuke
Ryō Nishida
Ryō Nishida
Kyōko Enami
Kyōko Enami
Ukibashi
Ken Nishida
Ken Nishida
Daigagu Asano
Sanae Nakahara
Sanae Nakahar...
Todano tsubone
Go Wakabayashi
Go Wakabayash...
Araki
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
Yamada
Masaomi Kondo
Masaomi Kondo
Hashimoto Heizaemon
Tsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Wat...
Kobayashi Heihachiro
Teruhiko Saigō
Teruhiko Saig...
Asano
Nobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
Kira
Kensaku Morita
Kensaku Morit...
Jujiro
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsuk...
Denhachiro Tamon
Takuya Fujioka
Takuya Fujiok...
Kurobei Ohno
Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba
Fuwa Kazuemon
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Miki...
Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashi...
Shikibe
Toru Minegishi
Toru Minegish...
Yasubei Horibe
Yûsuke Satô
Yûsuke Satô
Yagashira
Harumi Sone
Harumi Sone
Torii
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
Narrator
Ryo Tamura
Ryo Tamura
Uesugi
Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
Yanagisawa
Minori Terada
Minori Terada
Gengo Ohtaka
Shōji Yasui
Shōji Yasui
Uemon
Shin'ichi Chiba
Shin'ichi Chi...
Fuwa Kazuemon
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