Castle of Revenge (1952)
The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after seppuku by its lord Asano Takumi-no-kami and the termination of his family's power. This is the first film of the Ako Castle trilogy.
Director:
Ryō Hagiwara
Writer:
Toshio Tamikado
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Chiezo Kataoka as |
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Kenji Susukida as |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as |
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Yoshi Katō as |
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Tatsuya Ishiguro as |
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Minpei Tomimoto as |
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Akio Kobori as |
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Kunitaro Sawamura as |
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Kikutaro Onoe as |
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Kunio Kaga as |
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Isuzu Yamada as |
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Michiyo Kogure as |
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Yūko Misono as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Writing | Toshio Tamikado | Screenplay |
| Art | Heikichi Kakui | Art Direction |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ryō Hagiwara | Director |
| Camera | Shigeto Miki | Director of Photography |
