Where to Watch The Fall of Ako Castle

Thinking about watching 'The Fall of Ako Castle' from the comfort of your living room? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Kinji Fukasaku-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Fall of Ako Castle' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Fall of Ako Castle' right now, here are some finer points about the Toei Company drama flick.

The Fall of Ako Castle starring Kinnosuke Nakamura, Sonny Chiba, Tsunehiko Watase, Teruhiko Saigō has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 39 min, and a scheduled release date of .

It received a user score of 66/100 on TMDb, which collated reviews from 21 knowledgeable users.

Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "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."

'The Fall of Ako Castle' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Plex Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Prime Video, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Google Play Movies, Plex, Tubi TV, and Hoopla .