The Ako Retainers
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.
Cast: Chiezō Kataoka, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Hashizo Okawa, Satomi Oka, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Yumiko Mihara, Yoshiko Fujita, Hiromi Hanazono, Keiko Okawa, Katsuo Nakamura, Hiroki Matsukata, Kotaro Satomi
Crew: Sadatsugu Matsuda (Director), Hiroshi Ookawa (Executive Producer), Shintarō Kawasaki (Director of Photography), Jiro Osaragi (Original Story), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay)
