Is The Fall of Ako Castle sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Fall of Ako Castle violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Fall of Ako Castle scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Fall of Ako Castle end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Fall of Ako Castle easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Fall of Ako Castle

Name: The Fall of Ako Castle
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 1978
Duration: 159 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Sonny Chiba, Tsunehiko Watase, Teruhiko Saigō, Kyōko Enami

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku

Produced by Toei Company

1978159 min6.8 / 10

A historically grounded samurai tragedy about honor, collective vengeance, and the catastrophic fall of a clan, told with the formal gravity of classical jidaigeki.

This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.

Clusters

Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Rebels Fighting Empires Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Samurai Movies Violent Revenge Movies

Genres

Action Drama History

Keywords

Samurai Jidaigeki Edo Period Vengeance Chushingura

Questions people ask

Is The Fall of Ako Castle sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Fall of Ako Castle violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Fall of Ako Castle scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does The Fall of Ako Castle end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is The Fall of Ako Castle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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