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is a 1961 color Japanese film
about the Forty-Seven Ronin
directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
other films about Forty-seven ronin:
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The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
about the Forty-Seven Ronin
Forty-seven Ronin
The revenge of the , also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Akō vendetta, or the took place in Japan at the start of the 18th century...
directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
Cast
- Kusuo Abe as Katada
- Kyōko Aoyama as Nagi
- Chiyonosuke Azuma as Horibe
- Shinobu Chihara as Ukibashi Dayu
- Yoshiko Fujita as Ayame
- Hiromi Hanazono as Sakura
- Yumiko Hasegawa as Chiyo
- Utaemon IchikawaUtaemon Ichikawawas a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Shōzō Makino. Quickly gaining popularity, he followed the example of Makino stars such as Tsumasaburō Bandō...
as Hizaka - Chiezō KataokaChiezo Kataokawas a Japanese actor. Born in 1903 in Gunma Prefecture, he was raised in Tokyo. His first starring role in a film was in 1923. Specializing in jidaigeki, he played the lead in various films before and during World War II. After the war, he eventually joined Toei...
as Oishi (Ōishi YoshioOishi Yoshiowas the chamberlain of the Akō Domain in Harima Province , Japan . He is known as the leader of the Forty-seven Ronin in their 1702 vendetta and thus the hero of the Chūshingura...
) - Michiyo KogureMichiyo Kogurewas a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 89 films between 1939 and 1984. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as the headstrong housewife who begins to tire of her dull, earnest husband in The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice .-Selected filmography:* * Portrait of Madame Yuki (31...
as Oyone - Jūshirō KonoeJushiro KonoeJūshirō Konoe was a famous Jidaigeki actor. He was born Toraichi Megro in Nagaoka, Niigata....
as Ikkaku Shimizu - Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata, real name is a Japanese actor. He is the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and actress Yaeko Mizukawa and has a younger brother Yūki Meguro who is also an actor....
as Oishi - Katsuo NakamuraKatsuo Nakamurais a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 5th Japan Academy Prize and at the 6th Hochi Film Award for Kagero-za, Buriki no kunsho, Shikake-nin Baian...
as Denkichi - Kinnosuke Nakamura as Wakisaka
- Satomi Oka as Sen
- Hashizo Okawa as Lord Asano (daimyo Asano NaganoriAsano Naganoriwas the daimyo of the Akō Domain in Japan . His title was Takumi no Kami . He is known as the person who triggered a series of incidents retold in a story known as Chushingura, one of the favourite themes of kabuki, joruri and Japanese books and films.He was born in Edo as the eldest son of Asano...
) - Keiko Okawa as Kita no kata
- Denjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō Ōkōchiwas a Japanese film actor most famous for starring roles in jidaigeki directed by such masters as Akira Kurosawa, Daisuke Itō, Sadao Yamanaka, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hiroshi Inagaki and Masahiro Makino. His real name was Masuo Ōbe...
as Sakon Tachibana - Ryūtarō ŌtomoRyutaro Otomowas a Japanese film actor. He committed suicide in 1985.- Filmography :He played in 272 films:* * Akō Rōshi * The Magic Serpent - External links :...
as Hotta - Shunji Sakai as Matsuzo
- Hiroko Sakuramachi as Osaki
- Kōtarō SatomiKotaro Satomiis a Japanese actor from the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He appears in both contemporary and jidaigeki roles.-Selected filmography:Satomi has appeared in over 130 films...
as Uesugi - Eitarō ShindōEitaro Shindowas a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 93 films between 1936 and 1966.-Selected filmography:* Miss Oyu * The Crucified Lovers * Sansho the Bailiff...
as Denpachiro - Shin Tokudaiji as Katada
- Ryunosuke TsukigataRyūnosuke Tsukigatawas a Japanese actor known especially for his work in jidaigeki in film and television. His real name was Kiyoto Monden.-Career:Born in Miyagi Prefecture, Tsukigata entered the actor's school at Nikkatsu in 1920, but earned his first starring role working at Shōzō Makino's studio in 1924...
as Lord Kira (Kozunosuke Kira) - Kenji Usuda as Horibe
- Isao YamagataIsao YamagataIsao Yamagata was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in 64 films between 1951 and 1984.-Selected filmography:, lit...
as Kataoka - Eijirō Yanagi as Yanagisawa
See also
- Forty-seven RoninForty-seven RoninThe revenge of the , also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Akō vendetta, or the took place in Japan at the start of the 18th century...
other films about Forty-seven ronin:
- The 47 RoninThe 47 Roninis a 1941/1942 black-and-white two-part jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.The first part was originally released in Japan just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and adapted from the play by Seika Mayama...
(元禄忠臣蔵, Genroku chushingura) - 1941 film by Kenji MizoguchiKenji MizoguchiKenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His film Ugetsu won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and appeared in the Sight & Sound Critics' Top Ten Poll in 1962 and 1972. Mizoguchi is renowned for his mastery of the long take and mise-en-scène... - (赤穂浪士 天の巻 地の巻 Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no MakiAkō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Makiis a 1956 color Japanese film directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.It is a samurai film telling the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.- Cast :* Chiezō Kataoka* * * * * and others...
) - 1956 film by Sadatsugu Matsuda - The Loyal 47 RoninThe Loyal 47 Roninis a 1958 color Jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe.- Cast :* Kazuo Hasegawa as Ōishi Kuranosuke * Shintarō Katsu as Genzō Akagaki* Kōji Tsuruta as Kin'emon Okano* Raizō Ichikawa as Takuminokami Asano...
(忠臣蔵 Chushingura) - 1958 film by Kunio Watanabe - Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki - 1962 film
- Nagadosu chūshingura, 1962 action film
- DaichūshinguraDaichushingurais a television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in the Tuesday evening 9:00–9:56 prime-time slot in Japan.The series featured an...
(大忠臣蔵, Daichūshingura) - 1971 television dramatization - The Fall of Ako CastleThe Fall of Ako Castleis a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film, directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the Forty-seven Ronin...
(赤穂城断絶, Akō-jō danzetsu) (aka Swords Of Vengeance) - 1978 film by Kinji FukasakuKinji Fukasakuwas a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200418/