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.

Bushido
2024
7.4/10

Oranges and Sunshine
2010
6.9/10

Samurai Rebellion
1967
8.2/10

Radium Girls
2020
6.6/10

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
1955
7.1/10

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952
6.7/10

Munich – The Edge of War
2021
6.9/10

Mayerling
1968
6.2/10

Chûshingura
1962
7.1/10

Taboo
1999
6.5/10

Shattered Glass
2003
7.0/10

Kamui
2009
6.1/10

Girl in the Box
2016
6.7/10

Ran
1985
8.0/10

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012
7.5/10

Adventures of a Mathematician
2021
6.2/10

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
2011
6.1/10

Mumon: The Land of Stealth
2017
6.4/10

Tenchu!
1969
6.9/10

After the Rain
2000
7.3/10
Rashomon
1950
8.043/10