Film
The Ako Retainers
1961 · 151 min · ★ 5 · Dir. Sadatsugu Matsuda
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.
Starring
Chiezō Kataoka
Oishi Kuranosuke
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Wakisaka Awajinomori
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Horibe Anbei
Hashizo Okawa
Asano Takuminokami
Satomi Oka
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Yoshiko Fujita
Yumiko Mihara
Keiko Fujita
Hiromi Hanazono
Keiko Okawa
Katsuo Nakamura
Denkichi
Hiroki Matsukata
Kotaro Satomi
Yumiko Hasegawa
Kogiku Hanayagi
Kyoko Aoyama
Shinobu Chihara