The Ako Retainers
7.4
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.
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Cast
35 people
Chiezo Kataoka
Oishi Kuranosuke
Also in
13 Assassins
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Wakisaka Awajinomori
Known for
Goyokin
Hideo Oguni
Hiroshi Okawa
Kusuo Abe
Katada
Known for
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Jiro Osaragi
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Horibe Anbei
Also in
Battle Fever J
Goblin in Stirrups
Hiroshi Ookawa
Shigeru Okada
Hashizo Ōkawa
Asano Takuminokami
Also in
The Mad Fox
Warrior of the Wind
Kaneto Shindō
Also in
The Battleship on the Ground
Hymn
Sadatsugu Matsuda Director · Hideo Oguni Screenplay Jiro Osaragi Story
First release March 28, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Original title 赤穂浪士
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
赤穂浪士
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 28, 1961
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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