Warriors of Ako: Scroll of Heaven, Scroll of Earth (1956)
赤穂浪士 天の巻・地の巻
Chronichles the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.
- Date of release
- 1956-01-15
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Sadatsugu Matsuda
Casting
- Harue Akagi — Woman at terrace house
- Ushio Akashi — Hikoemon Yasui
- Ryūtarō Aoyagi — Gempachi Kondô
- Koji Arima — Tôzaemon Hayamizu
- Mitsuo Asano — Merchant
- Chiyonosuke Azuma — Takuminokami Asano
- Shinobu Chihara — Yûzuyu-dayû
- Ryutaro Chikamatsu — Shichirôemon Tamamushi
- Iwao Daimaru — Kichiemon Terasaka
- Shusuke Daimonji — Denshirô Fukai
- Tokumaro Dan — Yasuke
- Hiroshi Fujikawa — Ichigaku, Shimizu
Interesting facts
Historical or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based on historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical dramas are fictionalised tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds.
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