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 byKenji Mizoguchi
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 3h 43m
- Language
- JA
- Released
- December 8, 1941
Featuring
Cast & crew
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Kuranosuke Oishi
Kan'emon Nakamura
Sukeimon Tomimori
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Jurozaemon Isogai
Chōemon Bandō
Sozaemon Hara
Kikunojo Segawa
Gengo Ootaka
Utaemon Ichikawa
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Yoshizaburo Arashi
Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano
Daisuke Katō
Fuwa Kazuemon
Seizaburō Kawazu
Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
Mantoyo Mimasu
Kozunosuke Kira
- Directed by
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Written by
- Kenichiro HaraSeika Mayama
- Produced by
- Shintarô Shirai
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