47 Ronin

47 Ronin

207 mins | Drama, Action, History | Nov. 3, 1962

The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor after patiently waiting and planning for over a year to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves forced to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder.

47 Ronin

207 mins | Drama, Action, History | Nov. 3, 1962

47 Ronin
The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor after patiently waiting and planning for over a year to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves forced to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title 忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻
Directors Hiroshi Inagaki
Writers Toshio Yasumi

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

as Genba Tawaraboshi

Takashi Shimura

as Hyobu Chishaka

Tatsuya Mihashi

as Yasubei Horibe

Hakuō Matsumoto

as Chamberlain Kuranosuke Oishi

Yûzô Kayama

as Lord Naganori Asano

Akira Takarada

as Gunpei Takada

Yōsuke Natsuki

as Kinemon Okano

Makoto Satō

as Kazuemon Fuwa

Tadao Takashima

as Jyujiro Kan

Seizaburō Kawazu

as Asano Official

Daisuke Katō

as Kichiemon Terasaka

Keiju Kobayashi

as Awajinokami Wakisake (Lord Awaji)

Ryō Ikebe

as Chikara Tsuchiya

Setsuko Hara

as Riku Oishi

Yôko Tsukasa

as Aguri Asano

Reiko Dan

as Okaru

Yuriko Hoshi

as Otsuya

Kumi Mizuno

as Saho

Mie Hama

as Woman Refugee

Akira Kubo

as Lord Date

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

as Daigaku Asano

Chūsha Ichikawa

as Lord Yoshinaga Kira /