The 47 Ronin

The 47 Ronin

1941 · 223 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, History

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 · Written by Kenichiro Hara

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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

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