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元祿美少年記

元祿美少年記

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On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence. When news of his lord, Asano Naganori, attacking Kira Yoshinaka in the palace reached Akō, Uemon no Shichi was sixteen. The family elder, Ōishi Kuranosuke, determined to avenge, gathered allies, but Uemon no Shichi's father, Chōsuke, being sickly and considered too young, was not included. Chōsuke committed suicide.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

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Release Date

21 December 1955

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Cast

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

矢頭右衛門七

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

父長助

Haruyo Ichikawa

Haruyo Ichikawa

母たか

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

山岡宗入

Keiko Yukishiro

Keiko Yukishiro

娘しの

Akihiko Katayama

Akihiko Katayama

佐野正平

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

きぬ

Keijirō Morozumi

Keijirō Morozumi

新見弥七郎

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

大石内蔵助

Akio Satake

Akio Satake

間十次郎

Hyo Kitazawa

Hyo Kitazawa

神崎与五郎

永田光明

永田光明

前原伊助

Masanori Takeda

Masanori Takeda

吉田忠左衛門

Jun Tatara

Jun Tatara

寺坂吉右衛門

Kenzō Tanaka

Kenzō Tanaka

早水藤左衛門

Koji Nakata

Koji Nakata

菅谷三之丞

Rintarō Fujima

Rintarō Fujima

村松三太夫

筧田浩一

筧田浩一

大石主税

Fujio Sasagawa

Fujio Sasagawa

大高源五

Eijirō Hose

Eijirō Hose

片岡源五右衛門

Aizo Tamashima

Aizo Tamashima

門番五助

井上晴男

井上晴男

吉良上野介

Kazuko Okada

Kazuko Okada

富子

Kyōko Kusajima

Kyōko Kusajima

お春

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