The Fall Of Ako Castle
strong bloody violence, suicide
Director(s)Kinji Fukasaku
Production year1978
Genre(s)Action, Drama, Martial Arts
Approx. running minutes159m
CastShin'ichi Chiba, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tsunehiko Watase, Masaomi Kondô, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Enami, Kasho Nakamura, Shinsuke Mikimoto, Shinsuke Ashida, Jun Fujimaki, Kinji Fukasaku, Kôji Takada, Toshiaki Tsushima, Yoshio Miyajima, Hanjirô Nakazawa
The Fall Of Ako Castle
strong bloody violence, suicide
THE FALL OF AKO CASTLE is a martial arts Japanese drama, from 1978, which tells the historical tale of the Asano clan's ...
THE FALL OF AKO CASTLE is a martial arts Japanese drama, from 1978, which tells the historical tale of the Asano clan's downfall.
violence
There are frequent sequences of strong, bloody violence including fights, stabbings, throat slashings and a man is impaled onto a sword.
suicide and self-harm
Scenes include sight of ritual suicide known as 'hari-kari', historically practiced by the Japanese samurai, in which men bloodily take their own lives using swords.
injury detail
Violence is often accompanied by blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
A woman is called a 'whore' and it is implied that her husband forced her into sex-work after he was unable to work. Moderate threat is prevalent throughout. Use of mild bad language ('crap', 'bastard') is accompanied by even milder terms such as 'jerk' and 'damn'. There are references to cancer.
strong bloody violence, suicide
Classified Date:
04/12/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
violence
There are frequent sequences of strong, bloody violence including fights, stabbings, throat slashings and a man is impaled onto a sword.
suicide and self-harm
Scenes include sight of ritual suicide known as 'hari-kari', historically practiced by the Japanese samurai, in which men bloodily take their own lives using swords.
injury detail
Violence is often accompanied by blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail.
Classified date04/12/2023
LanguageJapanese
violence
There are frequent sequences of strong, bloody violence including fights, stabbings, throat slashings and a man is impaled onto a sword.
suicide and self-harm
Scenes include sight of ritual suicide known as 'hari-kari', historically practiced by the Japanese samurai, in which men bloodily take their own lives using swords.
injury detail
Violence is often accompanied by blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail.
additional issues
A woman is called a 'whore' and it is implied that her husband forced her into sex-work after he was unable to work. Moderate threat is prevalent throughout. Use of mild bad language ('crap', 'bastard') is accompanied by even milder terms such as 'jerk' and 'damn'. There are references to cancer.
Director(s)Kinji Fukasaku
Production year1978
Genre(s)Action, Drama, Martial Arts
Approx. running minutes159m
CastShin'ichi Chiba, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tsunehiko Watase, Masaomi Kondô, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Enami, Kasho Nakamura, Shinsuke Mikimoto, Shinsuke Ashida, Jun Fujimaki, Kinji Fukasaku, Kôji Takada, Toshiaki Tsushima, Yoshio Miyajima, Hanjirô Nakazawa
strong bloody violence, suicide
Classified Date:
04/12/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Eureka Entertainment Ltd
violence
There are frequent sequences of strong, bloody violence including fights, stabbings, throat slashings and a man is impaled onto a sword.
suicide and self-harm
Scenes include sight of ritual suicide known as 'hari-kari', historically practiced by the Japanese samurai, in which men bloodily take their own lives using swords.
injury detail
Violence is often accompanied by blood spurts and bloody aftermath detail.
Classified date04/12/2023
LanguageJapanese
