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.
The Ako Retainers (1961)
Sadatsugu Matsuda
At a glance
Countries
Japan
Ratings
TMDB users
6.0/10
5 votes
Rating consensus
60/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~60/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka
Oishi Kuranosuke
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Wakisaka Awajinomori
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Horibe Anbei
Hashizo Ōkawa
Asano Takuminokami
Satomi Oka
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Yumiko Mihara
Yoshiko Fujita
Hiromi Hanazono
Keiko Okawa
Katsuo Nakamura
Denkichi
Hiroki Matsukata
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The Ako Retainers (1961)
Sadatsugu Matsuda
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