Rent The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
3.7 of 5 from 49 ratings
2h 39min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- When an injustice costs his master his life and estate, loyal retainer Oishi (Kinnosuke Yorozuya) vows revenge. Because the target of his vengeance is protected by the ruling shogunate, any retaliation would be seen as an act of treason. Oishi assembles the remaining ranks of the now-masterless samurai and the 47 of them pledge a blood oath to avenge their slain lord. Tensions rise among the ranks of the ronin eager to launch the mission, as Oishi bides his time awaiting the right time to strike. Enemy spies and assassins track Oishi, who has seemingly fallen into vice; has he lost his sense of honour, or is it just a part of his plan?
- Actors:
- Shin'ichi Chiba, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tsunehiko Watase, Masaomi Kondô, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Enami, Kasho Nakamura, Shinsuke Mikimoto, Shinsuke Ashida, Jun Fujimaki, Takuya Fujioka, Seizô Fukumoto, Mieko Harada, Nobuo Kaneko, Yoshi Katô, Hiroki Matsukata, Tôru Minegishi, Yoshiko Mita, Kensaku Morita, Sanae Nakahara
- Directors:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Narrated By:
- Mizuho Suzuki
- Writers:
- Kôji Takada
- Aka:
- Akô-jô danzetsu / Swords of Vengeance / Last of the Ako Clan
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 04/12/2023
- Run Time:
- 159 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New Feature-length audio commentary by critic Tom Mes
- Tony Rayns on 'The Fall oo Ako Castle' - new interview with Asian Film expert Tony Rayns
- King of my Castle - new video essay by author and critic Jasper Sharp
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