Akō Rōshi (1961)

Original title

赤穂浪士

Directed by

Sadatsugu Matsuda

Genre

samurai cinema

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 31m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A group of masterless samurai plot revenge for their lord's death. They endure hardship and secrecy to carry out their plan.

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What happens

Akō Rōshi (赤穂浪士, Akō Rōshi) is a 1961 color Japanese film about the 47 Ronin directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda. It earned ¥435 million at the annual box office, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1961. Akō Rōshi was produced by Toei, and Shigeru Okada. It is based on the novel by Jiro Osaragi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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