The 47 Ronin
1941 · 223 min
Drama · History
★ 6.9In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Kira. Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the Lord's dishonour. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi seeks to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses, and Oishi and 46 rōnin are out for revenge.
Crew
- Director Kenji Mizoguchi
- Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda
- Writer Kenichiro Hara
- Story Seika Mayama
- Director of Photography Kōhei Sugiyama
Cast
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Kuranosuke Oishi
Kan'emon Nakamura
Sukeimon Tomimori
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Jurozaemon Isogai
- C
Chōemon Bandō
Sozaemon Hara
- K
Kikunojo Segawa
Gengo Ootaka
Utaemon Ichikawa
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
- Y
Yoshizaburo Arashi
Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano
Daisuke Katō
Fuwa Kazuemon
Seizaburō Kawazu
Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
- M
Mantoyo Mimasu
Kozunosuke Kira
Mitsuko Miura
Yosenin
Mieko Takamine
Omino
Crew
- Director — Kenji Mizoguchi
- Screenplay — Yoshikata Yoda
- Writer — Kenichiro Hara
- Story — Seika Mayama
- Director of Photography — Kōhei Sugiyama
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