japan,samurai,loyalty,seppuku,ronin,shogun,pride,kyoto, japan,revenge killing,feudal lord,feudal japan,dignity,shogunate,clash of clans,vengeance,harakiri,history of japan,chushingura

The 47 Ronin (1941)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
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    Kuranosuke Oishi Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
  • Profile picture of Kan'emon Nakamura
    Sukeimon Tomimori Kan'emon Nakamura
  • Profile picture of Kunitarō Kawarasaki
    Jurozaemon Isogai Kunitarō Kawarasaki
  • Profile picture of Utaemon Ichikawa
    Tsunatoyo Tokugawa Utaemon Ichikawa
  • Profile picture of Daisuke Katō
    Fuwa Kazuemon Daisuke Katō
  • Profile picture of Seizaburō Kawazu
    Lord Etchumori Hosokawa Seizaburō Kawazu
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    Yosenin Mitsuko Miura
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    Omino Mieko Takamine

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Keywords

  • japan
  • samurai
  • loyalty
  • seppuku
  • ronin
  • shogun
  • pride
  • kyoto, japan
  • revenge killing
  • feudal lord
  • feudal japan
  • dignity
  • shogunate
  • clash of clans
  • vengeance
  • harakiri
  • history of japan
  • chushingura