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08/12/1941 Drama, History 3h 43m
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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.

  1. Kenichiro Hara

    Writer

  2. Kenji Mizoguchi

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

    Kuranosuke Oishi

  2. Kan'emon Nakamura

    Sukeimon Tomimori

  3. Kunitarō Kawarasaki

    Jurozaemon Isogai

  4. Chōemon Bandō

    Sozaemon Hara

  5. Kikunojo Segawa

    Gengo Ootaka

  6. Utaemon Ichikawa

    Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

  7. Yoshizaburo Arashi

    Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano

  8. Daisuke Katō

    Fuwa Kazuemon

  9. Seizaburō Kawazu

    Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-27
I remember seeing "Hamlet" performed on stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company - it was all but four hours long and I was distinctly nervous that ennui would set in at some stage... it didn't; and it doesn't with this either. At times it is a slow a burn, but the details and characterisations are crucial to the plot and for the most part this pace serves to create and build this depiction of loyalty and vengeance really well. It's based on the true story of a feud that resulted in an attack on the Lord Kira by the Lord Asano in the Palace of the Shogun. In punishment for the outrageous breach ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Japanese

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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