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The 47 Ronin

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In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.

Release Date : 1941-12-08

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Shochiku

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : The 47 Ronin

Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Character Name : Kuranosuke Oishi

Original Name : 四代目 河原崎長十郎

Gender : Male

Kan'emon Nakamura

Character Name : Sukeimon Tomimori

Original Name : 三代目 中村翫右衛門

Gender : Male

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Character Name : Jurozaemon Isogai

Original Name : 五代目 河原崎國太郎

Gender : Male

Chōemon Bandō

Character Name : Sozaemon Hara

Original Name : Chôemon Bandô

Gender : Male

Kikunojo Segawa

Character Name : Gengo Ootaka

Original Name : 六代目 瀬川菊之丞

Gender : Male

Utaemon Ichikawa

Character Name : Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

Original Name : 市川右太衛門

Gender : Male

Yoshizaburo Arashi

Character Name : Lord Takuminokami Asano

Original Name : Yoshizaburo Arashi

Gender : Male

Daisuke Katō

Character Name : Fuwa Kazuemon

Original Name : 加東大介

Gender : Male

Seizaburō Kawazu

Character Name : Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

Original Name : 河津清三郎

Gender : Male

Mantoyo Mimasu

Character Name : Kozunosuke Kira

Original Name : Mantoyo Mimasu

Gender : Male

Mitsuko Miura

Character Name : Yosenin

Original Name : 三浦光子

Gender : Female

Mieko Takamine

Character Name : Omino

Original Name : 高峰三枝子

Gender : Female

Sukezō Sukedakaya

Character Name : Chuemon Yoshida

Original Name : Sukezō Sukedakaya

Gender : Male

Shotaro Ichikawa

Character Name : Yahei Horibe

Original Name : 市川笑太郎

Gender : Male

Kikunosuke Ichikawa

Character Name : Gengoemon Kataoka

Original Name : Kikunosuke Ichikawa

Gender : Male

Enji Ichikawa

Character Name : Tadashichi Takebayashi

Original Name : Enji Ichikawa

Gender : Male

Shinzo Yamazaki

Character Name : Seimon Ooishi

Original Name : Shinzo Yamazaki

Gender : Male

Sensho Ichikawa

Character Name : Matsunosuke Ooishi

Original Name : 市川扇升

Gender : Male

Shoji Ichikawa

Character Name : Magoemon Seo

Original Name : Shoji Ichikawa

Gender : Male

Iwagoro Ichikawa

Character Name : Fujiemon Hayamizu

Original Name : Iwagoro Ichikawa

Gender : Male

Shinzaburo Ichikawa

Character Name : Matanosuke Ushioda

Original Name : Shinzaburo Ichikawa

Gender : Male

Harunosuke Bando

Character Name : Monzaemon Izeki

Original Name : Harunosuke Bando

Gender : Male

Kimisaburo Nakamura

Character Name : Jûemon Namase

Original Name : Kimisaburo Nakamura

Gender : Male

Minoru Bando

Character Name : Fujiemon Ootsuka

Original Name : Minoru Bando

Gender : Male

Ginjiro Bando

Character Name : Saemon Kishi

Original Name : Ginjiro Bando

Gender : Male

Tokusaburo Arashi

Character Name : Shôgen Okuno

Original Name : 六代目 嵐徳三郎

Gender : Male

Tokujiro Tsutsui

Character Name : Kurôemon Oono

Original Name : Tokujiro Tsutsui

Gender : Male

Seiichi Katō

Character Name : Jûnai Onodera

Original Name : 加藤精一

Gender : Male

Ryôtarô Kawanami

Character Name : Yasoemon Okajima

Original Name : Ryôtarô Kawanami

Gender : Male

Joji Kaieda

Character Name : Yasubee Horibe

Original Name : 海江田譲二

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Ôuchi

Character Name : Sanpei Sugano

Original Name : Hiroshi Ôuchi

Gender : Male

Rokurō Ōkawa

Character Name : Kanroku Chiakamatsu

Original Name : Rokurô Ôkawa

Gender : Male

Ryu Okochi

Character Name : Magomeon Okuda

Original Name : Ryu Okochi

Gender : Male

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Character Name : Tokubee Izeki

Original Name : 羅門光三郎

Gender : Male

Isamu Kosugi

Character Name : Denpachirô Tamon

Original Name : 小杉勇

Gender : Male

Kazutoyo Mimasu

Character Name : Kôzunosuke Kira

Original Name : Kazutoyo Mimasu

Gender : Male

Masao Shimizu

Character Name : Ecchûmori Katô

Original Name : 清水将夫

Gender : Male

Tetsu Tsuboi

Character Name : Chikugomori Shindô

Original Name : Tetsu Tsuboi

Gender : Male

Yoshito Yamaji

Character Name : Yosôemon Kajikawa

Original Name : 山路義人

Gender : Male

Aizo Tamashima

Character Name : Munechikaemon Fukami

Original Name : 玉島愛造

Gender : Male

Kōmei Minami

Character Name : Heihachirô Kondô

Original Name : 南光明

Gender : Male

Haruo Inoue

Character Name : Jûemon Kurusu

Original Name : 井上春生

Gender : Male

Tomiemon Otomo

Character Name : Genemon Ookubo

Original Name : 四代目 中村雀右衛門

Gender : Male

Kiyoshi Kagawa

Character Name : Ukyô Tamura

Original Name : Kiyoshi Kagawa

Gender : Male

Yuzuru Kume

Character Name : Tsushimamori Inagaki

Original Name : 久米譲

Gender : Male

Chiyotaro Sawamura

Character Name : Sekihisa

Original Name : Chiyotaro Sawamura

Gender : Male

Shingorō Nakamura

Character Name :

Original Name : Shingorō Nakamura

Gender : Male

Toshio Arashi

Character Name : Tokuya Noborikawa

Original Name : Toshio Arashi

Gender : Male

Shoichiro Ichikawa

Character Name : Ryôhaku Ishii

Original Name : Shoichiro Ichikawa

Gender : Male

Sugako Takimi

Character Name : Ukihashi

Original Name : Sugako Takimi

Gender : Male

Kazuko Okada

Character Name : Ume

Original Name : Kazuko Okada

Gender : Female

Fumiko Yamaji

Character Name : Okiyo

Original Name : 山路ふみ子

Gender : Female

Michiyo Kyomachi

Character Name : Oyû

Original Name : Michiyo Kyomachi

Gender : Male

Yasuko Mitsui

Character Name : Okura

Original Name : Yasuko Mitsui

Gender : Male

Shizue Kawarazaki

Character Name : Oriku

Original Name : 河原崎しづ江

Gender : Female

Tsuruzo Nakamura

Character Name :

Original Name : Tsuruzo Nakamura

Gender : Male

Yōko Umemura

Character Name :

Original Name : 梅村蓉子

Gender : Female

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

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 of etiquette, he is ordered to commit hara-kiri and his samurai are ordered to leave and to roam the land as "Ronin" (Master-less nomads). Their new leader tries to get the Shogun to rescind their banishment, but when that fails all bets are off and these deadly 47 take matters into their own hands to avenge their Lord, and themselves. The nature of the story, and of the prevailing culture, doesn't really allow any stand out performances, per se - this is very much an ensemble effort that demonstrates the values of loyalty, dignity and pride as effortlessly as it shows us the less noble, shall we say, aspects of their behaviour as their quest for retribution becomes the more brutal - though never gratuitous. The ending is a curious affair that succeeds and disappoints in equal measure - testament, I think, to the clever interweaving of the characters and the traditions. This is a great adventure film with a strong, often seemingly anachronistic moral code that really flies by. No likes yet