Quick facts
- Released
- October 28, 1978
- Runtime
- 159 min
- IMDb
- tt0077135
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Studio
- Toei Company
Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Oishi Kuranosuke
Sonny Chiba
Fuwa Kazuemon
Tsunehiko Watase
Kobayashi Heihachiro
Teruhiko Saigō
Asano
Kyōko Enami
Ukibashi
Masaomi Kondo
Hashimoto Heizaemon
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Hiroki Matsukata
Denhachiro Tamon
Shinsuke Ashida
Shikibe
Jun Fujimaki
Yajuemon
Takuya Fujioka
Kurobei Ohno
Toshirō Mifune
Tsuchiya Michinao
Seizō Fukumoto
Mieko Harada
Hatsu Hashimoto
Nobuo Kaneko
Kira
Yoshi Katō
Yahei Horibe
Toru Minegishi
Yasubei Horibe
Yoshiko Mita
Akuri
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Frequently asked questions
- What is The Fall of Ako Castle about?
- 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.
- Who directed The Fall of Ako Castle?
- The Fall of Ako Castle was directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
- Who stars in The Fall of Ako Castle?
- The Fall of Ako Castle stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Sonny Chiba, Tsunehiko Watase, Teruhiko Saigō.
- When was The Fall of Ako Castle released?
- The Fall of Ako Castle is a 1978 action, drama, history film.
- Where can I watch The Fall of Ako Castle?
- You can watch The Fall of Ako Castle with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.