Akō Rōshi (1964)
Original title: 赤穂浪士
Akō Rōshi is a 1964 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Onoe Baiko VII, Kazuo Hasegawa and Rokkō Toura.
"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after attempting to kill Lord Kira. Once the retainers hear about their Lord's death, they sacrifice their lives to regain the honor of their former master.
Cast
- Onoe Baiko VII as Asano Naganori
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Ooishi Kuranosuke
- Rokkō Toura as Takebayashi Takashige
- Osamu Takizawa as Kira Kouzukenosuke
- Yoichi Hayashi as Hotta Hayato
- Isuzu Yamada as Riku
- Katsuo Nakamura as Ooishi Chikara
- Kyôko Kishida as Aguri
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Ooishi Mujin
- Takashi Shimura as Onodera Juunai
- Takeshi Katō as Horibe Yasubee
- Takuya Fujioka as Ooishi Sezaemon