The Fall of Ako Castle

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 28, 1978

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura,Sonny Chiba,Tsunehiko Watase,Teruhiko Saigō,Kyōko Enami,Masaomi Kondo,Shinsuke Mikimoto,Hiroki Matsukata,Shinsuke Ashida,Jun Fujimakiand 28 more

Director

Kinji Fukasaku

Writer

Kōji Takada

Cinematography

Yoshio Miyajima,Hanjirō Nakazawa

Music

Toshiaki Tsushima

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0077135