The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after seppuku by its lord Asano Takumi-no-kami and the termination of his family's power. This is the first film of the Ako Castle trilogy.

• DirectorRyō Hagiwara
• Release24 April 1952
• Genre
  Drama / History
• Duration1h 21m
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  Toei Company