The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 · 159 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 658 VOTES · DIR. Kinji Fukasaku
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,569 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:12 TOEI COMPANY LTD.
00:06:50 Kira, you bastard ! Come here !
00:11:23 I submit.
00:16:23 It is our obligation to conduct a further investigation.
00:22:17 You may begin.
00:28:41 Escaped...
00:33:24 Whether we live or we die
00:37:29 Do you intend to barricade this castle with only a few hundred men ?
00:41:11 during the last accounting audit.
00:46:19 I came on behalf of my sick father. It is my first visit to the castle.
00:51:00 The Uesugi Clan will most certainly not stand for it.
00:57:02 Oishi !
01:01:56 Hatsu, rejoice ! The time has come ! Our prayers are about to be answered !
01:10:21 I thought his coming to Edo would finally put things in motion
01:16:12 - Were you good while I was away ? - Yes.
01:24:43 Chikara !
01:31:44 I wouldn't be able to face our master when I see him in heaven.
01:37:01 Pardon me. There is a visitor for Miss Uki.
01:44:15 I will not betray my comrades. Not even in death !
01:52:45 Yes, sir.
01:58:28 even six months earlier, none of this would have happened.
02:16:48 It's warm ! He's not far ! Find him !
02:23:25 After which they made their way to Sengaku Temple
02:29:10 is due to the Shogun's change of heart based on the loyalty you've shown