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MASTER SCORE 65.8 / 100
1978·Action / Adventure / Drama·2h 39m

THE FALL OF AKO CASTLE

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.

Above the Line
Kinji Fukasaku·DirectorKōji Takada·ScreenplayYoshio Miyajima·Director of PhotographyToshiaki Tsushima·Original Music ComposerIsamu Ichida·Editor
Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura·Oishi KuranosukeSonny Chiba·Fuwa KazuemonTsunehiko Watase·Kobayashi HeihachiroTeruhiko Saigō·AsanoKyōko Enami·UkibashiMasaomi Kondo·Hashimoto HeizaemonShinsuke MikimotoHiroki Matsukata·Denhachiro TamonShinsuke Ashida·ShikibeJun Fujimaki·Yajuemon
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
Kinji Fukasaku·Director
Writing· 1
Kōji Takada·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Yoshio Miyajima·Director of PhotographyHanjirō Nakazawa·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Isamu Ichida·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Toshiaki Tsushima·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Norimichi Igawa·Production Design
By the Numbers
65.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
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