47 Ronin (1994)

7.4/10 129 min Action Drama

Overview

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

Cast

Ken Takakura

Kuranosuke Oishi

Kiichi Nakai

Matashiro Irobe

Rie Miyazawa

Karu

Koji Ishizaka

Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa

Ruriko Asaoka

Riku

Hisaya Morishige

Hyobu Chisaka

Ryudo Uzaki

Yasubê Horibe

Tatsuo Matsumura

Yahê Horibe

Hisashi Igawa

Okuda

Gaku Yamamoto

Chûzaemon Yoshida

Shigeru Kōyama

Jûnai Onodera

Isao Bitō

Renji Ishibashi

Heihachirô Kobayashi

Saburo Ishikura

Hitomi Kuroki

Misa Shimizu

Yuko Kotegawa

Kikunosuke Onoe V

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