The Ako Retainers (赤穂浪士) 63 years old

Toei’s 10th anniversary film, featuring an all-star cast from the golden movie era of the 1960s. A famous story of the 47 loyal samurai. When Lord Asano is unjustly executed, his loyal retainers strike back for revenge.

Credits

The Ako Retainers Cast

Name Character
Kinnosuke Nakamura He was 28, 64 years old when he died as Wakisaka Awajinomori
Hiromi Hanazono She was 20, now 83 years old
Shinobu Chihara She was 30, 78 years old when she died
Chiyonosuke Azuma He was 34, 74 years old when he died as Horibe Anbei
Katsuo Nakamura He was 22, now 86 years old as Denkichi
Kōtarō Satomi He was 24, now 87 years old
Utaemon Ichikawa He was 54, 92 years old when he died
Jūshirō Konoe He was 46, 63 years old when he died
Hiroko Sakuramachi She was 23, now 86 years old
Michiyo Kogure She was 43, 72 years old when she died
Chiezō Kataoka He was 57, 80 years old when he died as Oishi Kuranosuke
Kyôko Aoyama
Eitarō Shindō He was 61, 77 years old when he died
Satomi Oka She was 25, now 88 years old
Isao Yamagata He was 45, 80 years old when he died
Denjirō Ōkōchi He was 63, 64 years old when he died
Keiko Okawa She was 24, now 87 years old
Hiroki Matsukata He was 18, 74 years old when he died
Hashizo Okawa He was 31, 55 years old when he died as Asano Takuminokami
Ryūtarō Ōtomo He was 49, 73 years old when he died
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata He was 59, 68 years old when he died as Kira Kouzukenosuke

The Ako Retainers Crew

Name Department
Hideo Oguni as Screenplay. He was 56 (91) years old when He died Writing
Jirō Osaragi as Original Story. He was 63 (75) years old when He died Writing
Sadatsugu Matsuda as Director. He was 54 (96) years old when He died Directing
Hiroshi Ookawa as Executive Producer. He was 64 (74) years old when He died Production
The Ako Retainers poster
The Ako Retainers (63 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, March 28, 1961
  • Runtime: 151 minutes