The 47 Ronin (1941)

6.9/10 223 min Drama History

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.

Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Kuranosuke Oishi

Kan'emon Nakamura

Sukeimon Tomimori

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Jurozaemon Isogai

Utaemon Ichikawa

Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

Daisuke Katō

Fuwa Kazuemon

Seizaburō Kawazu

Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

Mitsuko Miura

Yosenin

Mieko Takamine

Omino

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