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Availability: Limited Availability - This title is limited to stock on hand and will soon be unavailable. After our stock is depleted, this title will no longer be available. If you want this DVD, we suggest you order it immediately. AKA: Ako-Jo Danzetsu || Last Of The Ako Clan || The Fall Of Ako Castle Director: Kinji Fukasaku Producer: Tan Takaiwa  ||  Goro Kusakabe  ||  Tatsuo Honda  ||  Keizo Mimura Choreography: Sonny Chiba Released: 1978 [Japan] Genre: Action/Adventure     Sub-Genre: Drama Keywords:  Betrayal / Double-Cross || Japan / Japanese || Period || Revenge || Samurai || Suicide

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Avg. Rating:	4 / 5 (based on 2 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	Director Kinji Fukasaku ("Battle Royale", "The Yakuza Papers") teams up with Sonny Chiba to present a daring and violent version of Japan's most epic samurai myths, The 47 Loyal Retainers.
Overview:	Director Kinji Fukasaku ("Battle Royale", "The Yakuza Papers") teams up with Sonny Chiba to present a daring and violent version of Japan's most epic samurai myths, The 47 Loyal Retainers. When Asano, the young master of Ako Castle, draws his sword on his elder, Lord Kira, he is ordered to dissolve his clan and commit hara-kiri. With the help of the now-masterless Ako warriors, Asano's devoted chamberlain Oishi (Kinnosuke Yorozuya, "Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy") begins to plot an elaborate revenge, two years in the making. As the lines of loyalty and betrayal are drawn, the stage is set for an explosive battle with swordplay expertly choreographed by Chiba himself.
Cast:	Sonny Chiba  ||  Kinnosuke Nakamura (Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Kinnosuke Yorozuna)  ||  Hiroki Matsukata  ||  Tetsuro Tamba (Tetsuro Tanba)  ||  Toshiro Mifune (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	158 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo - Dual Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Adness America  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 Mono Liner Notes Trailers