The Ako Retainers

Overview

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 28, 1961

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi,Ryūnosuke Tsukigata,Shinobu Chihara,Hiroko Sakuramachi,Hashizo Ōkawa,Katsuo Nakamura,Keiko Okawa,Eitarō Shindō,Hiromi Hanazono,Kenji Susukidaand 16 more

Director

Sadatsugu Matsuda

Writer

Hideo Oguni,Jiro Osaragi

Producer

Hiroshi Okawa

Cinematography

Shintarō Kawasaki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0200418