---
title: 'The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kinji Fukasaku'
released: '1978-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 159
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fall-of-ako-castle-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077135/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)

1978 · 159 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 赤穂城断絶

## Synopsis

The Fall of Ako Castle  is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It depicts the story of the forty-seven Ronin (Chūshingura). The film is one of a series of period films by Fukasaku starring Yorozuya Kinnosuke, including Shogun's Samurai.
The film received one nomination for the Award of the Japanese Academy for best cinematography.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kinji Fukasaku](https://cinepixo.com/people/kinji-fukasaku)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Toshiaki Tsushima](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiaki-tsushima)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yoshio Miyajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-miyajima)

## Cast

- [Tetsurō Tamba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuro-tamba)
- [Yorozuya Kinnosuke](https://cinepixo.com/people/yorozuya-kinnosuke)
- [Masaomi Kondō](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaomi-kondo)
- [Teruhiko Saigō](https://cinepixo.com/people/teruhiko-saigo)
- [Sonny Chiba](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonny-chiba)
- [Shinsuke Mikimoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinsuke-mikimoto)
- [Toshirō Mifune](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiro-mifune)
- [Nobuo Kaneko](https://cinepixo.com/people/nobuo-kaneko)
- [Hiroki Matsukata](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroki-matsukata)
- [Tsunehiko Watase](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsunehiko-watase)

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