The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)

Review: The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)

Director: Kinji Fukasaku

Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Sonny Chiba, Tsunehiko Watase, Teruhiko Saigō, Kyōko Enami,

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba
Tsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Watase
Teruhiko Saigō
Teruhiko Saigō
Kyōko Enami
Kyōko Enami

Plot: 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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Yet more wide-ranging genre viewing – from classic and modern samurai to spaghetti western and ’40s supernatural noir and ’70s hard-boiled romance, ’50s exploitation horror to Hitler, Bigfoot and haunted 12″ […]

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