The 47 Ronin

In the early 18th-century, Lord Takuminokami 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.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

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 Takuminokami Asano

Daisuke Katō

Fuwa Kazuemon