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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.
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]
He also occasionally returned to the science fiction genre, in movies such as Message from Space (1978). 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).
Kinji Fukasaku (Japanese: 深作 欣二, Hepburn: Fukasaku Kinji, 3 July 1930 – 12 January 2003) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking", [1] Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series (1973–1976).
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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 ...
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
After returning to Tōei he would appear in many more films by Fukasaku in the following decade, including three installments in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series, Cops vs. Thugs (1975), Hokuriku Proxy War (1977), Doberman Cop (1977), Shogun's Samurai (1978) and The Fall of Ako Castle (1978).