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The Fall of Ako Castle (赤穂城断絶, Akō-jō danzetsu) is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. [1] It depicts the story of the forty-seven Ronin (Chūshingura). The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, including Shogun's Samurai.
He also began to star on some jidaigeki such as Shogun's Samurai (1978), The Fall of Ako Castle (1978), G.I. Samurai (1979), Shadow Warriors (1980), and Samurai Reincarnation (1981). He was not only actor in but also stunt coordinator for G.I. Samurai , Burning Brave (1981), and Shogun's Shadow (1989).
(A different Araki, the hatamoto Jūzaemon, was his character in a later film, The Fall of Ako Castle, directed by Kinji Fukasaku.) Also in 1971, he appeared as Maehara Isuke in the year-long series Daichūshingura with Toshirō Mifune .
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) 1999 Mainichi Film Award: Special Award Won For his work References External links. Yoshio Miyajima at IMDb; This page was last edited ...
Ako's Forty-Seven Samurai – Web site produced by students at Akō High School; contains the story of the 47 ronin's story, and images of wooden votive tablets of the 47 ronin in the Ōishi Shrine, Akō; The Trouble with Terasaka: The Forty-Seventh Ronin and the Chushingura Imagination by Henry D. Smith II, Japan Review, 2004, 16:3–65
In 1978, Watase received Blue Ribbon and Kinema Junpo awards for his supporting roles in The Incident, his first role outside of Toei, and The Fall of Ako Castle. [7] He was also nominated for the Japan Academy Film Prize for his leading role in the Shochiku film August Without an Emperor. [20]
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) as Ōno Kurobei; Moonlight Mask (1981) as Detective Matsuda; Imperial Navy (1981) as Shigeru Fukudome; The Highest Honor (1982) as Matsumoto; Tora-san's Song of Love (1983) as Kitamura; Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) as Mujyaki (voice) Ruten no umi (1990) as Chigusa; Blooming Again (2004) as Kinzo Genda
Shogun's Samurai (1978) - Kujō Michifusa; The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) - Kira Yoshinaka; Never Give up (1978) Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979) - Hirokichi Asakura; Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku (1979) - Hayashi Razan; Hattori Hanzō Kageno Gundan (1980) - Tokugawa Mitsukuni; Shōgun (1980) - Ishido Kazunari; Imperial Navy ...