Forty-seven Ronin of the Ako clan are waiting for the right moment to avenge the insult and death of their master. The film tells the story of one of them named Akagaki Genzo.
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Tsumasaburō Bandō
Akagaki Genzo
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Takeshiro Sakaya
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Takashi Shimura
Jozaemon Sakaya
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Seven Samurai
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Momonosuke Ichikawa
Yogoro Kanzaki
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Isabei Shioyama
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Kunio Tamura
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Osaka Elegy
Chiyoko Ôkura
Osugi
Known for
Osaka Elegy
Kobunji Ichikawa
Riemon Torii
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Katsuhiko Isokawa
Tsunehei - old servant
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Kaoru Nakano
Omaki - Shioyama's wife
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Tomiyasu Ikeda Director
First release November 17, 1938 · Produced in Japan · Original title 赤垣源蔵
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
Japan
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Original title
赤垣源蔵
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 17, 1938
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No release date listed for United States.
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