This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
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The Fall of Ako Castle Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Kinnosuke Nakamura
He was 45, 64 years old when he died
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as Oishi Kuranosuke |
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Minori Terada
He was 35, now 81 years old
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as Gengo Ohtaka |
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Mizuho Suzuki
He was 51, now 96 years old
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as Narrator |
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Mariko Okada
She was 45, now 91 years old
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as Riku Ohishi |
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Kyôko Enami
She was 36, 76 years old when she died
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as Ukibashi |
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Nobuo Kaneko
He was 55, 71 years old when he died
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as Kira |
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Hideji Ōtaki
He was 53, 87 years old when he died
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as Yamada |
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Ryō Tamura
He was 32, now 78 years old
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as Uesugi |
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Sonny Chiba
He was 39, now 85 years old
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as Fuwa Kazuemon |
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Mieko Harada
She was 19, now 65 years old
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as Hatsu Hashimoto |
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Masaomi Kondo
He was 36, now 82 years old
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as Hashimoto Heizaemon |
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Jun Fujimaki
He was 42, now 88 years old
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as Yajuemon |
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Toshiro Mifune
He was 58, 77 years old when he died
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as Tsuchiya Michinao |
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Tetsurō Tamba
He was 56, 84 years old when he died
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as Yanagisawa |
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Sanae Nakahara
She was 43, 76 years old when she died
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as Todano tsubone |
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Junkichi Orimoto
He was 51, 92 years old when he died
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as Tokubei |
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Yoshi Katō
He was 65, 75 years old when he died
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as Yahei Horibe |
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Teruhiko Saigō
He was 31, now 77 years old
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as Asano |
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Shinsuke Ashida
He was 64, 84 years old when he died
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as Shikibe |
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Tôru Minegishi
He was 35, 65 years old when he died
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as Yasubei Horibe |
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Harumi Sone
He was 41, 78 years old when he died
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as Torii |
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Mikio Narita
He was 43, 55 years old when he died
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as Kato |
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Tsunehiko Watase
He was 34, 72 years old when he died
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as Kobayashi Heihachiro |
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Hiroki Matsukata
He was 36, 74 years old when he died
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as Denhachiro Tamon |
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Takuya Fujioka
He was 48, 76 years old when he died
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as Kurobei Ohno |
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Kensaku Morita
He was 28, now 74 years old
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as Jujiro |
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Shôji Yasui
He was 50, now 95 years old
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as Uemon |
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Seizō Fukumoto
He was 35, now 81 years old
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The Fall of Ako Castle Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Toshiaki Tsushima as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (77) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Kinji Fukasaku as Director. He was 48 (72) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kōji Takada as Screenplay. He was 44 (now 90) years old
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Writing |
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Yoshio Miyajima as Director of Photography. He was 69 (89) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Hanjirô Nakazawa as Director of Photography. |
Camera |
