Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- 元祿美少年記
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- ja
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Cast
Katsuo Nakamura
矢頭右衛門七
Kōji Mitsui
父長助
Haruyo Ichikawa
母たか
Tatsuya Ishiguro
山岡宗入
Keiko Yukishiro
娘しの
Akihiko Katayama
佐野正平
Keiko Awaji
きぬ
Keijirō Morozumi
新見弥七郎
Eijirō Yanagi
大石内蔵助
Akio Satake
間十次郎
Hyo Kitazawa
神崎与五郎
永田光明
前原伊助
Masanori Takeda
吉田忠左衛門
Jun Tatara
寺坂吉右衛門
Kenzō Tanaka
早水藤左衛門
Koji Nakata
菅谷三之丞
Rintarō Fujima
村松三太夫
筧田浩一
大石主税
Fujio Sasagawa
大高源五
Eijirō Hose
片岡源五右衛門
Production Companies
Shochiku