Akō Rōshi (1961)
1961 film directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
- Released
- 1961
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- Samurai film
- Director
- Sadatsugu Matsuda
- Screenplay
- Hideo Oguni
- Producer
- Toei Company
- Starring
- Chiezō Kataoka, Yorozuya Kinnosuke, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Ōkawa Hashizō II, Ichikawa Utaemon, Michiyo Kogure, Jūshirō Konoe, Hiroki Matsukata
- Based on
- Akō Rōshi
Akō Rōshi (Japanese: 赤穂浪士) is a 1961 color Japanese film about the 47 Ronin directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda. It earned ¥435 million at the annual box office, making it the second highest-grossing Japanese film of 1961. Akō Rōshi was produced by Toei, and Shigeru Okada. It is based on the novel by Jiro Osaragi.
Cast
- Chiezō Kataoka
- Yorozuya Kinnosuke
- Chiyonosuke Azuma
- Ōkawa Hashizō II
- Ichikawa Utaemon
- Michiyo Kogure
- Jūshirō Konoe
- Hiroki Matsukata
- Katsuo Nakamura
- Satomi Oka
- Ryūtarō Ōtomo
- Kōtarō Satomi
- Eitarō Shindō
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
- Isao Yamagata
- Denjirō Ōkōchi
- Eijirō Yanagi
More films directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4184195 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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