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The 47 Ronin

元禄 忠臣蔵

1941 · 3h 43m · Drama, History · Japan

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
Written by
Kenichiro Hara, Yoshikata Yoda
Story by
Seika Mayama
Starring
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura, Kunitarō Kawarasaki, Chōemon Bandō
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chushinguraclash of clansdignityfeudal japanfeudal lordharakirihistory of japanjapankyoto, japanloyaltypriderevenge killingroninsamuraiseppukushogunshogunatevengeance

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