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.
Director:
Chiezō Kataoka
Kenji Susukida
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Yoshi Katō
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Minpei Tomimoto
Akio Kobori
Kunitaro Sawamura
Kikutaro Onoe
Kunio Kaga
Isuzu Yamada
Michiyo Kogure
Yūko Misono
