The Fall of Ako Castle
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| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Written by | Koji Takada |
| Starring | Yorozuya Kinnosuke Sonny Chiba Hiroki Matsukata Teruhiko Saigō Tsunehiko Watase Tetsuro Tamba Yoshiko Mita Mariko Okada Toshirō Mifune |
| Cinematography | Yoshio Miyajima |
| Music by | Toshiaki Tsushima |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 158 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Fall of Ako Castle (赤穂城断絶, Akō-jō danzetsu) 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.