The 47 Ronin (1941)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1941-12-08
Runtime: 223 minutes
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Top Cast
- Chōjūrō Kawarasaki as Kuranosuke Oishi
- Kan'emon Nakamura as Sukeimon Tomimori
- Kunitarō Kawarasaki as Jurozaemon Isogai
- Chōemon Bandō as Sozaemon Hara
- Kikunojo Segawa as Gengo Ootaka
- Utaemon Ichikawa as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
- Yoshizaburo Arashi as Lord Takuminokami Asano
- Daisuke Katō as Fuwa Kazuemon
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
- Mantoyo Mimasu as Kozunosuke Kira
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