The Fall of Ako Castle (Region B) Frank Oz and boy against boy as

and boy against boy as sides are drawn when the hunters become the hunted

and Monte Markham (who directed)

whose film version of his best- selling book

On par with Rene Laloux’s FANTASTIC PLANET and Ralph Bakshi’s WIZARDS as an LSD-stoked 1970s head trip

The Fall of Ako Castle (Region B) Frank Oz and boy against boy asKinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale) brings together an ensemble cast, including two icons of Japanese cinema Toshiro Mifune (Seven Samurai) and Sonny Chiba (The Street Fighter) for this samurai epic, a retelling of the classic story of the 47 ronin. When an injustice costs his master his life and estate, loyal retainer ishi (Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Bushido) vows revenge. Because the target of his vengeance is protected by the ruling shogunate, any retaliation