The Ako Retainers

Nan
2h 31m
1961
5.2 /10 (4)

Overview

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
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1961-03-28

Top Billed Cast

Chiezō Kataoka

Oishi Kuranosuke

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Wakisaka Awajinomori

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Horibe Anbei

Hashizo Okawa

Asano Takuminokami

Satomi Oka

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Yumiko Mihara

Yoshiko Fujita

Hiromi Hanazono

Keiko Okawa

Katsuo Nakamura

Denkichi

Hiroki Matsukata

Kōtarō Satomi

Yumiko Hasegawa

Kogiku Hanayagi

Kyoko Aoyama

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