The 47 Ronin
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Shochiku
Key Crew
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Cast
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Kuranosuke Oishi
Kan'emon Nakamura
Sukeimon Tomimori
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Jurozaemon Isogai
Chōemon Bandō
Sozaemon Hara
Kikunojo Segawa
Gengo Ootaka
Utaemon Ichikawa
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Yoshizaburo Arashi
Lord Takuminokami Asano
Daisuke Katō
Fuwa Kazuemon
Seizaburō Kawazu
Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
Mantoyo Mimasu
Kozunosuke Kira
Mitsuko Miura
Yosenin
Mieko Takamine
Omino
Sukezō Sukedakaya
Chuemon Yoshida
Shotaro Ichikawa
Yahei Horibe
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Gengoemon Kataoka
Enji Ichikawa
Tadashichi Takebayashi
Shinzo Yamazaki
Seimon Ooishi
Sensho Ichikawa
Matsunosuke Ooishi
Shoji Ichikawa
Magoemon Seo
Iwagoro Ichikawa
Fujiemon Hayamizu
