Release Date: 1955-12-21
Overview: On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence. When news of his lord, Asano Naganori, attacking Kira Yoshinaka in the palace reached Akō, Uemon no Shichi was sixteen. The family elder, Ōishi Kuranosuke, determined to avenge, gathered allies, but Uemon no Shichi's father, Chōsuke, being sickly and considered too young, was not included. Chōsuke committed suicide.
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Katsuo Nakamura
as 矢頭右衛門七
Kōji Mitsui
as 父長助
Haruyo Ichikawa
as 母たか
Tatsuya Ishiguro
as 山岡宗入
Keiko Yukishiro
as 娘しの
Tadaoto Kainoshō - Costume Design
Daisuke Itō - Director
Hiroshi Mizutani - Art Direction
Gin'ichi Kishimoto - Producer
Shojiro Kanbara - Lighting Director
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