Akō Rōshi (1961 film)
1961 film
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Akō Rōshi (Japanese: 赤穂浪士) 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 Japanese film of 1961.[2] Akō Rōshi was produced by Toei, and Shigeru Okada. It is based on the novel by Jiro Osaragi.[3][4]
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Directed bySadatsugu Matsuda
Written byHideo Oguni (writer)
Kaneto Shindō (writer)
Kaneto Shindō (writer)
Based onNovel by Jirō Osaragi
Produced byToei, Shigeru Okada (producer)
Hiroshi Okawa (executive producer)
Hiroshi Okawa (executive producer)
| Akō Rōshi | |
|---|---|
Theatrical release poster | |
| 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
| 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
Other 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
- Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki – 1962 film by Hiroshi Inagaki, Toho
- Nagadosu chūshingura, 1962 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
