The 47 Ronin

6.9(73)19413h 42m

DramaHistory

In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

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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 Takuminokami Asano

Daisuke Katō

Fuwa Kazuemon

Seizaburō Kawazu

Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

Mantoyo Mimasu

Kozunosuke Kira

Mitsuko Miura

Yosenin

Mieko Takamine

Omino

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

4y ago

7.0

I remember seeing "Hamlet" performed on stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company - it was all but four hours long and I was distinctly nervous that ennui would set in at some stage... it didn't; and it doesn't with this either. At times it is a slow a burn, but the details and characterisations are crucial to the plot and for the most part this pace serves to create and build this depiction of loyal...