Akō Rōshi (1961 film)

Akō Rōshi
Akō Rōshi
Directed by	Sadatsugu Matsuda
Written by	Hideo Oguni (writer); Kaneto Shindō (writer)
Based on	Novel by Jirō Osaragi
Produced by	Toei, Shigeru Okada (producer); Hiroshi Okawa (executive producer)
Starring	Chiezō Kataoka; Nakamura Kinnosuke; Chiyonosuke Azuma; Hashizo Okawa; Jūshirō Konoe; Denjirō Ōkōchi; Ryūnosuke Tsukigata; Ryūtarō Ōtomo; Utaemon Ichikawa;
Cinematography	Shintarō Kawasaki
Release date	March 28, 1961;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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. Ako Roshi was produced by Toei, and Shigeru Okada. It is based on the novel written by Jiro Osaragi.

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