The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
1978 · 2h 39m · Action, Drama, History
Genres: Action, Drama, History
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.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writers: Kōji Takada
Music by: Toshiaki Tsushima
Cinematography: Yoshio Miyajima, Hanjirō Nakazawa
Editor: Isamu Ichida
Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura as Oishi KuranosukeSonny Chiba as Fuwa KazuemonTsunehiko Watase as Kobayashi HeihachiroTeruhiko Saigō as AsanoKyōko Enami as UkibashiMasaomi Kondo as Hashimoto HeizaemonShinsuke MikimotoHiroki Matsukata as Denhachiro TamonShinsuke Ashida as ShikibeJun Fujimaki as YajuemonTakuya Fujioka as Kurobei OhnoToshirō Mifune as Tsuchiya MichinaoMore like this
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