The Ako Retainers
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The Ako Retainers 1961 Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda 赤穂浪士

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Drama
Release Date 28 March 1961
151 mins
Cast
Chiezō Kataoka
Chiezō Kataoka Oishi Kuranosuke
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura Wakisaka Awajinomori
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma Horibe Anbei
Hashizo Okawa
Hashizo Okawa Asano Takuminokami
Satomi Oka
Satomi Oka
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Yumiko Mihara
Yumiko Mihara
Yoshiko Fujita
Yoshiko Fujita
Hiromi Hanazono
Hiromi Hanazono
Keiko Okawa
Keiko Okawa
Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura Denkichi
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Kōtarō Satomi
Kōtarō Satomi
Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa
Kogiku Hanayagi
Kogiku Hanayagi
Kyoko Aoyama
Kyoko Aoyama
Shinobu Chihara
Shinobu Chihara
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Jūshirō Konoe
Jūshirō Konoe
Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
Kenji Susukida
Kenji Susukida
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata Kira Kouzukenosuke
Ryutaro Otomo
Ryutaro Otomo
Utaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa
Crew
Director
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Executive Producer
Hiroshi Ookawa
Hiroshi Ookawa
Cinematography
Shintarō Kawasaki
Shintarō Kawasaki
Original Writer
Jiro Osaragi
Jiro Osaragi