The 47 Ronin

IMDb 6.9 1941 • 223 min • DramaHistory

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Country

JP

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki Kuranosuke Oishi
Kan'emon Nakamura
Kan'emon Nakamura Sukeimon Tomimori
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Kunitarō Kawarasaki Jurozaemon Isogai
Chōemon Bandō
Chōemon Bandō Sozaemon Hara
Kikunojo Segawa
Kikunojo Segawa Gengo Ootaka