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The 47 Ronin

1941 • 3h43m Drama, History

Rating

6.9/10

Popularity

2

In the early 18th-century, Lord Takuminokami 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.

Details

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Screenplay

Kenichiro Hara

Yoshikata Yoda

Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Kan'emon Nakamura

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Release date

12/8/1941

Status

Released

Origin country

JP

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75