元祿美少年記

Synopsis

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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Key crew

• Daisuke ItōDirector
• Fuji YahiroScreenplay
• Hiroyuki NagaokaDirector

Cast

• Katsuo Nakamura矢頭右衛門七
• Kōji Mitsui父長助
• Haruyo Ichikawa母たか
• Tatsuya Ishiguro山岡宗入
• Keiko Yukishiro娘しの
• Akihiko Katayama佐野正平
• Keiko Awajiきぬ
• Keijirō Morozumi新見弥七郎
• Eijirō Yanagi大石内蔵助
• Akio Satake間十次郎
• Hyo Kitazawa神崎与五郎
• 永田光明前原伊助

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