The 47 Ronin

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.

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Top cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Kuranosuke Oishi

Kan'emon Nakamura

Sukeimon Tomimori

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Jurozaemon Isogai

C

Chōemon Bandō

Sozaemon Hara

K

Kikunojo Segawa

Gengo Ootaka

Utaemon Ichikawa

Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

Y

Yoshizaburo Arashi

Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano

Daisuke Katō

Fuwa Kazuemon

Seizaburō Kawazu

Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

M

Mantoyo Mimasu

Kozunosuke Kira

Mitsuko Miura

Yosenin

Mieko Takamine

Omino

S

Sukezō Sukedakaya

Chuemon Yoshida

S

Shotaro Ichikawa

Yahei Horibe

K

Kikunosuke Ichikawa

Gengoemon Kataoka

E

Enji Ichikawa

Tadashichi Takebayashi

S

Shinzo Yamazaki

Seimon Ooishi

S

Sensho Ichikawa

Matsunosuke Ooishi

S

Shoji Ichikawa

Magoemon Seo

I

Iwagoro Ichikawa

Fujiemon Hayamizu

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