THE 47 RONIN OF AKO - SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION

1979 - Color – 180 Min. - Remastered Academy Standard (4:3)

Starring: YOROZUYA Kinnosuke

                MATSUDAIRA Ken, TAMURA Masakazu

                YAMAMURA So, NAGATO Isamu

                 MEGURO Yuki, MATSUKATA Hiroki

Directed by: SAWASHIMA Tadashi, OZU Hitoshi

The heart of Japanese culture is the story of the 47 loyal retainers who gave up their lives to exact revenge for the death of their beloved Lord Asano. The story has been told many times, but never like this. Featuring some of the biggest movie stars in samurai cinema, this special edition consists of 4 episodes that show how the incident came about and the bloody battle to avenge their lord. Not to be missed!