Japan / Sep 17, 1987
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Mori Kojiro, a member of the Akō Ronin, fails to identify Kira Kozukenosuke before their attack and is publicly banished by Ōishi Kuranosuke. Ōishi later apologizes privately, revealing that Kira has a decoy and assigning Mori a secret mission to kill the real Kira if necessary. Devastated, Mori finds solace with Okame, a local bar owner. After the ronin avenge their master, Mori, believing their mission complete, plans to leave his samurai life for Okame. However, Terazaka Kichiemon reveals that Kira was not killed but fled, and the decapitated man was a decoy. Mori decides to complete his mission and hunt down the real Kira.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
ActionHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 忠臣蔵異聞 生きていた吉良上野介 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Toei Company, TV Asahi |
| Release date | 17 settembre 1987 |
| Writer | Tatsuo Nogami |
| Cinematography | Kiyoshi Kitasaka |
| Assistant directors | Tokuzō Tanaka |
| Music | Toshiaki Tsushima |
| Sound | Toshiaki Tsushima |
Release dates
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