The Fall of Ako Castle
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The Fall of Ako Castle

7.2 / 10 | 2h 39m | Japan
1978 | Action | Adventure | Drama
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.

Cast List (20)

Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Ôishi Kuranosuke
Shin'ichi Chiba
Shin'ichi Chiba
Fuwa Kazuemon
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Denhachiro Tamon
Teruhiko Saigô
Teruhiko Saigô
Asano Naganori
Tsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Watase
Kobayashi Heihachiro
Kyôko Enami
Kyôko Enami
Ukibashi
Masaomi Kondô
Masaomi Kondô
Hashimoto Heizaemon
Mieko Harada
Mieko Harada
Hashimoto Hatsu
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shikibe
Kensaku Morita
Kensaku Morita
Hazama Jûjirô
Ryô Tamura
Ryô Tamura
Uesugi Tsunanori
Yûsuke Satô
Yûsuke Satô
Yato Emoshichi
Kasho Nakamura
Kasho Nakamura
Date Muratoyo
Jun Fujimaki
Jun Fujimaki
Okayama Yasoemon
Tôru Minegishi
Tôru Minegishi
Horibe Yasubei
Maki Tachibana
Maki Tachibana
Ôtaka Shino
Minori Terada
Minori Terada
Ôtaka Gengo
Yôko Natsuki
Yôko Natsuki
Osen
Kôji Takada
Kôji Takada
Writer

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