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元祿美少年記 (1955)
Directed by Daisuke Itô
Overview
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.
Length 107 minutes
Actors
Katsuo Nakamura | Kôji Mitsui | Haruyo Ichikawa | Tatsuya Ishiguro | Keiko Yukishiro | Akihiko Katayama | Keiko Awaji | Keijirô Morozumi | Eijirô Yanagi | Akio Satake | Hyo Kitazawa | 永田光明 | Masanori Takeda | Jun Tatara | Kenzô Tanaka | Koji Nakata | Rintarô Fujima | 筧田浩一 | Fujio Sasagawa | Eijirô Hose | Aizo Tamashima | 井上晴男 | Kazuko Okada | Kyôko Kusajima