47 Ronin

47 Ronin

129 mins | Drama, Action | Oct. 22, 1994

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

47 Ronin

129 mins | Drama, Action | Oct. 22, 1994

47 Ronin
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Toho Pictures, Inc., TOHO Studios
Original title 四十七人の刺客
Directors Kon Ichikawa
Writers Yo Takeyama, Kaneo Ikegami, Kon Ichikawa

Cast

Ken Takakura

as Kuranosuke Oishi

Kiichi Nakai

as Matashiro Irobe

Rie Miyazawa

as Karu

Koji Ishizaka

as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa

Ruriko Asaoka

as Riku

Hisaya Morishige

as Hyobu Chisaka

Ryûdô Uzaki

as Yasubê Horibe

Tatsuo Matsumura

as Yahê Horibe

Hisashi Igawa

as Okuda

Gaku Yamamoto

as Chûzaemon Yoshida

Shigeru Kôyama

as Jûnai Onodera

Renji Ishibashi

as Heihachirô Kobayashi

Shirou Kajiwara

as Narrator