The Fall of Ako Castle
The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle

6.7

2 hr 39 min

1978-10-28

27

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.

Action

Drama

History

Trailers

Characters

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Oishi Kuranosuke

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Fuwa Kazuemon

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Kobayashi Heihachiro

Teruhiko Saigō

Teruhiko Saigō

Asano

Kyōko Enami

Kyōko Enami

Ukibashi

Masaomi Kondo

Masaomi Kondo

Hashimoto Heizaemon

Similar Movies

Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman

1969-10-04

Almost Crying

1978-01-01

The Samurai

2023-03-05

Samurai Banners

1969-03-01

Devoted Servant Naosuke

1939-12-07

Cho Ninja Tai Inazuma

2006-06-21

Little Tengu

1961-04-25

Gisaku

2005-03-04

Message from the King

2017-05-10

The Wandering Gambler

1928-08-01

Sakurada Gate Incident

2010-10-16

The Magic Serpent

1966-03-05

The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls

1990-01-01

Gintama: The Movie

2010-04-24

Shin 信

2022-12-08

Throne of Seal The Movie: The Crownless God

2025-04-30

Kaidan

2007-08-04

A Fistful of Pesos

2015-05-10

G.I. Samurai

1979-09-17

Banzuiin Chōbei

1940-05-29