The Fall of Ako Castle

Swords of Vengeance: Fall of Ako Castle (赤穂城断絶, Akō-jō danzetsu) is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the Forty-seven Ronin (Chūshingura). The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, including Shogun's Samurai.

Contents

• The fall of ako castle
• Cast
• References

The film received one nomination for 'Award of the Japanese Academy' for best cinematography.[1]

Cast

Yorozuya Kinnosuke as Ōishi Kuranosuke

Sonny Chiba as Fuwa Kazuemon

Tsunehiko Watase as Kobayashi Heihachiro

Masaomi Kondo as Hashimoto Heizaemon

Toshiro Mifune as Tsuchiya Michinao

Kyōko Enami as Ukibashi

Mitsuteru Nakamura as Date Muratoyo

Shinsuke Mikimoto as Tsuchiya Masanao

Teruhiko Saigō as Asano Takumi no Kami

Nobuo Kaneko as Kira Kōzukenosuke

Hiroki Matsukata as Denhachiro Tamon

Tetsurō Tamba as Yanagisawa