Directed by:
Kinji FukasakuCinematography:
Yoshio MiyajimaCast:
Sonny Chiba, Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Toshirō Mifune, Nobuo Kaneko, Kensaku Morita, Mariko Okada, Tetsurô Tamba, 江波杏子, 寺田農, 大滝秀治, Yoshiko Mita, 若林豪, 渡瀬恒彦, 加藤嘉, 織本順吉, 西郷輝彦, 西田健 (more)Plots(1)
When an injustice costs his master his life and estate, loyal retainer Ōishi (Kinnosuke Yorozuya) vows revenge. Because the target of his vengeance is protected by the ruling shōgunate, any retaliation would be seen as an act of treason. Ōishi assembles the remaining ranks of the now-masterless samurai and the 47 of them pledge a blood oath to avenge their slain lord. Tensions rise among the ranks of the ronin eager to launch the mission, as Ōishi bides his time awaiting the right time to strike. Enemy spies and assassins track Ōishi, who has seemingly fallen into vice; has he lost his sense of honour, or is it just a part of his plan? The Fall of Ako Castle offers a moving tale of loyalty, betrayal, and sacrifice where classical history explodes into brutal samurai carnage. Kinji Fukasaku brings together an ensemble cast, including two icons of Japanese cinema - Toshiro Mifune and Sonny Chiba - for this samurai epic, a retelling of the classic story of the 47 ronin. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Sonny Chiba
Japan
Best movies:
Kinnosuke Yorozuya
Japan
Best movies:
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Revenge (1964)
Samurai Banners (1969)
Toshirō Mifune
China
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
Nobuo Kaneko
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
Shogun (1980) (series)
To Live (1952)
Kensaku Morita
Japan
Best movies:
The Castle of Sand (1974)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
The War in Space (1977)
Mariko Okada
Japan
Best movies:
A Story Written with Water (1965)
Late Autumn (1960)
Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956)
Tetsurô Tamba
Japan
Best movies:
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Harakiri (1962)
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
江波杏子
Japan
Best movies:
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Gokusen: The Movie (2009)
Princess Goh (1992)
寺田農
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Bullet (1968)
Natsu no niwa - The Friends (1994)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
大滝秀治
Japan
Best movies:
Our Mother (2008)
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
Zatoichi in Desperation (1972)
Yoshiko Mita
Japan
Best movies:
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Revenge (1964)
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
若林豪
Japan
Best movies:
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
渡瀬恒彦
Japan
Best movies:
The Defensive Power of Aikido (1975)
Antarctica (1983)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
加藤嘉
Japan
Best movies:
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Immortal Love (1961)
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
織本順吉
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
西郷輝彦
Japan
Best movies:
Last Samurai (1974)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
西田健
Japan
Best movies:
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
藤岡琢也
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Shinsuke Ashida
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Red Angel (1966)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Shôji Yasui
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
The Burmese Harp (1956)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)