Poster of The Fall of Ako Castle

The Fall of Ako Castle

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
Release Date: Saturday, October 28 1978
46 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke Nakamura. Kinnosuke Nakamura was 45 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Oishi Kuranosuke'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 20 1932 –
Died: Mon, Mar 10 1997
Portrait of Sonny ChibaSonny Chiba. Sonny Chiba was 39 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Fuwa Kazuemon'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 23 1939 –
Died: Thu, Aug 19 2021
Portrait of Tsunehiko WataseTsunehiko Watase. Tsunehiko Watase was 34 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Kobayashi Heihachiro'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 28 1944 –
Died: Tue, Mar 14 2017
Portrait of Teruhiko SaigōTeruhiko Saigō. Teruhiko Saigō was 31 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Asano'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 05 1947 –
Died: Sun, Feb 20 2022
Portrait of Kyōko EnamiKyōko Enami. Kyōko Enami was 36 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Ukibashi'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 15 1942 –
Died: Sat, Oct 27 2018
Portrait of Masaomi KondoMasaomi Kondo. Masaomi Kondo was 36 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Hashimoto Heizaemon'.
Birthday: Sun, Feb 15 1942
Portrait of Shinsuke MikimotoShinsuke Mikimoto. Shinsuke Mikimoto was 47 in The Fall of Ako Castle
Birthday: Fri, May 22 1931 –
Died: Mon, Aug 05 2002
Portrait of Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata. Hiroki Matsukata was 36 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Denhachiro Tamon'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 23 1942 –
Died: Sat, Jan 21 2017
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida. Shinsuke Ashida was 61 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Shikibe'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Died: Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Jun FujimakiJun Fujimaki. Jun Fujimaki was 42 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Yajuemon'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 28 1936
Portrait of Takuya FujiokaTakuya Fujioka. Takuya Fujioka was 48 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Kurobei Ohno'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 04 1930 –
Died: Fri, Oct 20 2006
Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune. Toshirō Mifune was 58 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Tsuchiya Michinao'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1920 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Seizō FukumotoSeizō Fukumoto. Seizō Fukumoto was 35 in The Fall of Ako Castle
Birthday: Wed, Feb 03 1943 –
Died: Fri, Jan 01 2021
Portrait of Mieko HaradaMieko Harada. Mieko Harada was 19 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Hatsu Hashimoto'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 26 1958
Portrait of Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko. Nobuo Kaneko was 55 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Kira'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 27 1923 –
Died: Fri, Jan 20 1995
Portrait of Yoshi KatōYoshi Katō. Yoshi Katō was 65 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Yahei Horibe'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 12 1913 –
Died: Tue, Mar 01 1988
Portrait of Toru MinegishiToru Minegishi. Toru Minegishi was 35 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Yasubei Horibe'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 17 1943 –
Died: Sat, Oct 11 2008
Portrait of Yoshiko MitaYoshiko Mita. Yoshiko Mita was 37 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Akuri'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1941
Portrait of Kensaku MoritaKensaku Morita. Kensaku Morita was 28 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Jujiro'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 16 1949
Portrait of Sanae NakaharaSanae Nakahara. Sanae Nakahara was 43 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Todano tsubone'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 31 1935 –
Died: Tue, May 15 2012
Portrait of Mikio NaritaMikio Narita. Mikio Narita was 43 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Kato'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 31 1935 –
Died: Mon, Apr 09 1990
Portrait of Yoko NatsukiYoko Natsuki. Yoko Natsuki was 26 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Osen'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 24 1952
Portrait of Ken NishidaKen Nishida. Ken Nishida was 33 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Daigagu Asano'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 24 1945
Portrait of Ryō NishidaRyō Nishida. Ryō Nishida was 39 in The Fall of Ako Castle
Birthday: Fri, Jan 20 1939
Portrait of Mariko OkadaMariko Okada. Mariko Okada was 45 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Riku Ohishi'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1933
Portrait of Junkichi OrimotoJunkichi Orimoto. Junkichi Orimoto was 51 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Tokubei'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 09 1927 –
Died: Mon, Mar 18 2019
Portrait of Yûsuke SatôYûsuke Satô. Yûsuke Satô was 19 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Yagashira'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 03 1959
Portrait of Harumi SoneHarumi Sone. Harumi Sone was 41 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Torii'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 05 1937 –
Died: Thu, Jun 16 2016
Portrait of Mizuho SuzukiMizuho Suzuki. Mizuho Suzuki was 51 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 23 1927 –
Died: Sun, Nov 19 2023
Portrait of Maki TachibanaMaki Tachibana. Maki Tachibana was 27 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Shino Ohtaka'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 06 1951
Portrait of Ryo TamuraRyo Tamura. Ryo Tamura was 32 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Uesugi'.
Birthday: Fri, May 24 1946
Portrait of Tetsuro TambaTetsuro Tamba. Tetsuro Tamba was 56 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Yanagisawa'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1922 –
Died: Sun, Sep 24 2006
Portrait of Minori TeradaMinori Terada. Minori Terada was 35 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Gengo Ohtaka'.
Birthday: Sat, Nov 07 1942 –
Died: Thu, Mar 14 2024
Portrait of Go WakabayashiGo Wakabayashi. Go Wakabayashi was 39 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Araki'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 05 1939
Portrait of Shōji YasuiShōji Yasui. Shōji Yasui was 50 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Uemon'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 16 1928 –
Died: Mon, Mar 03 2014
Portrait of Hideji ŌtakiHideji Ōtaki. Hideji Ōtaki was 53 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Yamada'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 06 1925 –
Died: Tue, Oct 02 2012
Portrait of Matagoro Nakamura IIIMatagoro Nakamura III. Matagoro Nakamura III was 22 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Date Sakyōnosuke'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 26 1956
Portrait of 浅川かがり浅川かがり. 浅川かがり was >> in The Fall of Ako Castle
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Kinji FukasakuKinji Fukasaku. Kinji Fukasaku was 48 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Director'
Birthday: Thu, Jul 03 1930 –
Died: Sun, Jan 12 2003
Portrait of Yoshio MiyajimaYoshio Miyajima. Yoshio Miyajima was 69 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Wed, Feb 03 1909 –
Died: Sat, Feb 21 1998
Portrait of Hanjirō NakazawaHanjirō Nakazawa. Hanjirō Nakazawa was >> in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kōji TakadaKōji Takada. Kōji Takada was 44 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 07 1934
Portrait of Isamu IchidaIsamu Ichida. Isamu Ichida was >> in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshiaki TsushimaToshiaki Tsushima. Toshiaki Tsushima was 42 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Fri, May 22 1936 –
Died: Mon, Nov 25 2013
Portrait of Norimichi IgawaNorimichi Igawa. Norimichi Igawa was 49 in The Fall of Ako Castle as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 20 1929 –
Died: Thu, May 16 2024