Castle of Revenge
MovieTitle | 赤穂城 |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Apr 24, 1952 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Director | Ryō Hagiwara |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Toei Company |
Run time | 81 min. |
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.