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The 47 Ronin
In 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.
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
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Status
Released
Released
December 8, 1941
Runtime
3h 43m
Language
Japanese
Top cast
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Kuranosuke Oishi
Kan'emon Nakamura
Sukeimon Tomimori
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Jurozaemon Isogai
Chōemon Bandō
Sozaemon Hara
Kikunojo Segawa
Gengo Ootaka
Utaemon Ichikawa
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Yoshizaburo Arashi
Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano
Daisuke Katō
Fuwa Kazuemon
Seizaburō Kawazu
Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
Mantoyo Mimasu
Kozunosuke Kira
Mitsuko Miura
Yosenin
Mieko Takamine
Omino
Sukezō Sukedakaya
Chuemon Yoshida
Shotaro Ichikawa
Yahei Horibe
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Gengoemon Kataoka
Enji Ichikawa
Tadashichi Takebayashi
Shinzo Yamazaki
Seimon Ooishi
Sensho Ichikawa
Matsunosuke Ooishi
Shoji Ichikawa
Magoemon Seo
Iwagoro Ichikawa
Fujiemon Hayamizu
