is a 1961 color
Japanese film
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about the
47 Ronin
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directed by
Sadatsugu Matsuda
(まつだ さだつぐ) (2 November 1906 – 20 January 2003, Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1925 to 1969.
His name is also incorrectly spelled as Sadaji Matsuda.
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. It earned ¥435 million at the annual box office, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1961. Ako Roshi was produced by Toei, and Shigeru Okada. It is based on the novel written by Jiro Osaragi.
Cast
See also
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Forty-seven Ronin
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Other films about Forty-seven ronin:
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The 47 Ronin'' (元禄忠臣蔵, Genroku chushingura) - 1941 film by
Kenji Mizoguchi
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who directed about one hundred films during his career between 1923 and 1956. His most acclaimed works include ''The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums'' (1939), ''The Life of Oharu'' (1952), ''Uget ...
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Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki'' (赤穂浪士 天の巻 地の巻) - 1956 film by
Sadatsugu Matsuda
(まつだ さだつぐ) (2 November 1906 – 20 January 2003, Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1925 to 1969.
His name is also incorrectly spelled as Sadaji Matsuda.
He was the son of producer and directo ...
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
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'' (忠臣蔵 Chushingura) - 1958 film by
Kunio Watanabe
Kunio (written: 邦夫, 邦男, 邦雄, 邦生, 國男, 國士, 国男, 国夫, 州男 or 久仁生) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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,
Daiei
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star-studded cast
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Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'' - 1962 film by
Hiroshi Inagaki
was a Japanese filmmaker best remembered for the Academy Award-winning '' Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto'', which was released in 1954.
Career
Born in Tokyo as the son of a shinpa actor, Inagaki appeared on stage in his childhood before joining t ...
,
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer an ...
star-studded cast
* ''
Nagadosu chūshingura'', 1962 action film by
Kunio Watanabe
Kunio (written: 邦夫, 邦男, 邦雄, 邦生, 國男, 國士, 国男, 国夫, 州男 or 久仁生) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Daichūshingura (Dai Chushingura) is a Japanese television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in th ...
'' (大忠臣蔵, Daichūshingura) - 1971 television dramatization
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The Fall of Ako Castle
is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. 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 ...
'' (赤穂城断絶, Akō-jō danzetsu) (aka Swords Of Vengeance) - 1978 film by
Kinji Fukasaku
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Known for his "broad range and innovative filmmaking," Fukasaku worked in many different genres and styles, but was best known for his gritty yakuza films, typified by the ''Battles Without Honor ...
* ''
Akō Rōshi'' - 1979 television dramatization
References
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1961 films
Films about the Forty-seven Ronin
Films directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
Jidaigeki films
Samurai films
Toei Company films
1960s martial arts films
1960s Japanese films
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