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The 47 Ronin (1941)

The 47 Ronin (1941)

Drama History
Release Date: 1941, December 8
Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku
Cast: Daisuke Katō, Masao Shimizu, Seizaburō Kawazu, Kan'emon Nakamura, Mitsusaburō Ramon, Aizo Tamashima, Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Kunitarō Kawarasaki, Chōemon Bandō, Kikunojo Segawa, Utaemon Ichikawa, Yoshizaburo Arashi

Overview:

In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami 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.

Keywords:

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