Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士, Akō Rōshi) is a 1961 color Japanese film about the 47 Ronin directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda. It earned ¥435 million at the annual box office, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1961.[2] Ako Roshi was produced by Toei, and Shigeru Okada. It is based on the novel written by Jiro Osaragi.[3][4]
| Akō Rōshi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sadatsugu Matsuda |
| Written by | Hideo Oguni (writer) Kaneto Shindō (writer) |
| Based on | Novel by Jirō Osaragi |
| Produced by | Toei, Shigeru Okada (producer) Hiroshi Okawa (executive producer) |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shintarō Kawasaki |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
edit| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chiezō Kataoka | Oishi (Ōishi Yoshio) |
| Kinnosuke Nakamura | Wakisaka |
| Chiyonosuke Azuma | Horibe |
| Hashizo Okawa | Lord Asano (daimyo Asano Naganori) |
| Satomi Oka | Sen |
| Ryosuke Kagawa | Matsumae Izunokami |
| Kusuo Abe | Katada |
| Kyōko Aoyama | Nagi |
| Shinobu Chihara | Ukibashi Dayu |
| Yoshiko Fujita | Ayame |
| Hiromi Hanazono | Sakura |
| Yumiko Hasegawa | Chiyo |
| Michiyo Kogure | Oyone |
| Jūshirō Konoe | Ikkaku Shimizu |
| Hiroki Matsukata | Oishi |
| Katsuo Nakamura | Denkichi |
| Keiko Okawa | Kita no kata |
| Denjirō Ōkōchi | Sakon Tachibana |
| Shunji Sakai | Matsuzo |
| Hiroko Sakuramachi | Osaki |
| Kōtarō Satomi | Uesugi |
| Shin Tokudaiji | Katada |
| Kenji Usuda | Yahei |
| Isao Yamagata | Kataoka |
| Eijirō Yanagi | Yanagisawa |
| Eitarō Shindō | Denpachiro |
| Ryūnosuke Tsukigata | Lord Kira |
| Ryūtarō Ōtomo | Hotta |
| Utaemon Ichikawa | Hizaka |
See also
editOther films about Forty-seven ronin:
- The 47 Ronin (元禄忠臣蔵, Genroku chushingura) - 1941 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
- Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki (赤穂浪士 天の巻 地の巻) - 1956 film by Sadatsugu Matsuda
- The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵 Chushingura) - 1958 film by Kunio Watanabe, Daiei star-studded cast
- Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki - 1962 film by Hiroshi Inagaki, Toho star-studded cast
- Nagadosu chūshingura, 1962 action film by Kunio Watanabe
- Daichūshingura (大忠臣蔵, Daichūshingura) - 1971 television dramatization
- The Fall of Ako Castle (赤穂城断絶, Akō-jō danzetsu) (aka Swords Of Vengeance) - 1978 film by Kinji Fukasaku
- Akō Rōshi - 1979 television dramatization
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