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The Incident at Akō Castle

The Incident at Akō Castle

Drama, Action, History, Adventure

Kinji Fukasaku

Kinya Aikawa, Takuya Fujioka, Shinichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata

1978

Japan

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Completed

Japanese

159 minutes

2025-03-02 16:54:36

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This film (drama)Also known as赤穂城断絶,is aJapanProducerwomen sex,At1978Released in year 。The dialogue language isJapanese,Current Douban rating8.2(For reference only)。
In the 14th year of Genroku, Asano Naitō (played by Teruhiko Saigō), the lord of the Akō domain, was mocked and insulted by Kira Yoshinaka (played by Nobuo Kaneko) at a public ceremony. In a fit of rage, he drew his sword and injured Kira. Subsequently, Asano was sentenced to commit seppuku for drawing his sword in the imperial court, and the Akō Castle under his rule faced the fate of being transferred. When the news reached Akō, the entire city was in turmoil. The chief retainer, Oishi Kuranosuke (played by Kin'ya Aikawa), worked to stabilize the people's hearts while managing the aftermath. Yet, despite the circumstances, dozens refused to leave. Oishi gathered everyone together and decided to endure the humiliation temporarily, awaiting a suitable opportunity to assassinate Kira and avenge their lord. Thus began their long wait... This film is adapted from the story of the Forty-seven Ronin, and Tsunehiko Watase won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Film Weekly and the 21st Japan Academy Prize for this film.

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