元祿美少年記Movie
On February 4th of the 16th year of the Genroku era, Yatō Uemon no Shichi reminisces while waiting his turn for seppuku at the Mizuno residence. When news of his lord, Asano Naganori, attacking Kira Yoshinaka in the palace reached Akō, Uemon no Shichi was sixteen. The family elder, Ōishi Kuranosuke, determined to avenge, gathered allies, but Uemon no Shichi's father, Chōsuke, being sickly and considered too young, was not included. Chōsuke committed suicide.
About 元祿美少年記
元祿美少年記 is a 1955 movie directed by Daisuke Itō, Hiroyuki Nagaoka.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 47m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Katsuo Nakamura, Kōji Mitsui, Haruyo Ichikawa, Tatsuya Ishiguro. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
