The 47 Ronin

The 47 Ronin

223 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 8, 1941

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.

The 47 Ronin

223 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 8, 1941

The 47 Ronin
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 元禄 忠臣蔵
Directors Naoji Watanabe, Iehira Ogawa, Taichirô Hanaoka, Tatsuo Sakai, Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers Seika Mayama, Kenichiro Hara, Yoshikata Yoda

Cast

Yoshizaburo Arashi

as Lord Takuminokami Asano

Utaemon Ichikawa

as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

Daisuke Katō

as Fuwa Kazuemon

Chôjûrô Kawarasaki

as Kuranosuke Oishi

Kunitarô Kawarazaki

as Jurozaemon Isogai

Seizaburō Kawazu

as Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

Mantoyo Mimasu

as Kozunosuke Kira

Mitsuko Miura

as Yosenin, Asano's wife

Kan'emon Nakamura

as Sukeimon Tomimori

Mieko Takamine

as Omino, Isogai's fiancee

Chôemon Bandô

as Sozaemon Hara

Sukezô Sukedakaya

as Chuemon Yoshida

Kikunojo Segawa

as Gengo Ootaka

Shotaro Ichikawa

as Yahei Horibe

Enji Ichikawa

as Tadashichi Takebayashi

Kikunosuke Ichikawa

as Gengoemon Kataoka

Shinzo Yamazaki

as Seimon Ooishi

Sensho Ichikawa

as Matsunosuke Ooishi

Shoji Ichikawa

as Magoemon Seo

Iwagoro Ichikawa

as Fujiemon Hayamizu

Shinzaburo Ichikawa

as Matanosuke Ushioda

Harunosuke Bando

as Monzaemon Izeki

Kimisaburo Nakamura

as Jûemon Namase

Minoru Bando

as Fujiemon Ootsuka

Ginjiro Bando

as Saemon Kishi

Tokusaburo Arashi

as Shôgen Okuno

Tokujiro Tsutsui

as Kurôemon Oono

Seiichi Katô

as Jûnai Onodera

Ryôtarô Kawanami

as Yasoemon Okajima

Joji Kaieda

as Yasubee Horibe

Hiroshi Ôuchi

as Sanpei Sugano

Rokurô Ôkawa

as Kanroku Chiakamatsu

Ryu Okochi

as Magomeon Okuda

Mitsusaburō Ramon

as Tokubee Izeki

Isamu Kosugi

as Denpachirô Tamon

Kazutoyo Mimasu

as Kôzunosuke Kira

Masao Shimizu

as Ecchûmori Katô

Tetsu Tsuboi

as Chikugomori Shindô

Yoshito Yamaji

as Yosôemon Kajikawa

Aizo Tamashima

as Munechikaemon Fukami

Kōmei Minami

as Heihachirô Kondô

Haruo Inoue

as Jûemon Kurusu

Tomiemon Otomo

as Genemon Ookubo

Kiyoshi Kagawa

as Ukyô Tamura

Yuzuru Kume

as Tsushimamori Inagaki

Chiyotaro Sawamura

as Sekihisa

Toshio Arashi

as Tokuya Noborikawa

Shoichiro Ichikawa

as Ryôhaku Ishii

Sugako Takimi

as Ukihashi

Kazuko Okada

as Ume

Fumiko Yamaji

as Okiyo

Yasuko Mitsui

as Okura