Overview

The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after seppuku by its lord Asano Takumi-no-kami and the termination of his family's power. This is the first film of the Ako Castle trilogy.

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Kenji Susukida

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Yoshi Katō

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Minpei Tomimoto

Akio Kobori

Kunitaro Sawamura

Kikutaro Onoe

Kunio Kaga