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The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
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.
rating
6.89
runtime
222 min

Release

1941-12-08

Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
as Kuranosuke Oishi
Kan'emon Nakamura
Kan'emon Nakamura
as Sukeimon Tomimori
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
as Jurozaemon Isogai
Chōemon Bandō
Chōemon Bandō
as Sozaemon Hara
Kikunojo Segawa
Kikunojo Segawa
as Gengo Ootaka
Utaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa
as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Yoshizaburo Arashi
Yoshizaburo Arashi
as Lord Takuminokami Asano
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
as Fuwa Kazuemon
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
as Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
Mantoyo Mimasu
Mantoyo Mimasu
as Kozunosuke Kira
Mitsuko Miura
Mitsuko Miura
as Yosenin
Mieko Takamine
Mieko Takamine
as Omino
Sukezō Sukedakaya
Sukezō Sukedakaya
as Chuemon Yoshida
Shotaro Ichikawa
Shotaro Ichikawa
as Yahei Horibe
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
as Gengoemon Kataoka
Enji Ichikawa
Enji Ichikawa
as Tadashichi Takebayashi
Shinzo Yamazaki
Shinzo Yamazaki
as Seimon Ooishi
Sensho Ichikawa
Sensho Ichikawa
as Matsunosuke Ooishi
Shoji Ichikawa
Shoji Ichikawa
as Magoemon Seo
Iwagoro Ichikawa
Iwagoro Ichikawa
as Fujiemon Hayamizu
Shinzaburo Ichikawa
Shinzaburo Ichikawa
as Matanosuke Ushioda
Harunosuke Bando
Harunosuke Bando
as Monzaemon Izeki
Kimisaburo Nakamura
Kimisaburo Nakamura
as Jûemon Namase
Minoru Bando
Minoru Bando
as Fujiemon Ootsuka
Ginjiro Bando
Ginjiro Bando
as Saemon Kishi
Tokusaburo Arashi
Tokusaburo Arashi
as Shôgen Okuno
Tokujiro Tsutsui
Tokujiro Tsutsui
as Kurôemon Oono
Seiichi Katō
Seiichi Katō
as Jûnai Onodera
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Ryôtarô Kawanami
as Yasoemon Okajima
Joji Kaieda
Joji Kaieda
as Yasubee Horibe
Hiroshi Ôuchi
Hiroshi Ôuchi
as Sanpei Sugano
Rokurō Ōkawa
Rokurō Ōkawa
as Kanroku Chiakamatsu
Ryu Okochi
Ryu Okochi
as Magomeon Okuda
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Mitsusaburō Ramon
as Tokubee Izeki
Isamu Kosugi
Isamu Kosugi
as Denpachirô Tamon
Kazutoyo Mimasu
Kazutoyo Mimasu
as Kôzunosuke Kira
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
as Ecchûmori Katô
Tetsu Tsuboi
Tetsu Tsuboi
as Chikugomori Shindô
Yoshito Yamaji
Yoshito Yamaji
as Yosôemon Kajikawa
Aizo Tamashima
Aizo Tamashima
as Munechikaemon Fukami
Kōmei Minami
Kōmei Minami
as Heihachirô Kondô
Haruo Inoue
Haruo Inoue
as Jûemon Kurusu
Tomiemon Otomo
Tomiemon Otomo
as Genemon Ookubo
Kiyoshi Kagawa
Kiyoshi Kagawa
as Ukyô Tamura
Yuzuru Kume
Yuzuru Kume
as Tsushimamori Inagaki
Chiyotaro Sawamura
Chiyotaro Sawamura
as Sekihisa
Shingorō Nakamura
Shingorō Nakamura
Toshio Arashi
Toshio Arashi
as Tokuya Noborikawa
Shoichiro Ichikawa
Shoichiro Ichikawa
as Ryôhaku Ishii
Sugako Takimi
Sugako Takimi
as Ukihashi
Kazuko Okada
Kazuko Okada
as Ume
Fumiko Yamaji
Fumiko Yamaji
as Okiyo
Michiyo Kyomachi
Michiyo Kyomachi
as Oyû
Yasuko Mitsui
Yasuko Mitsui
as Okura
Shizue Kawarazaki
Shizue Kawarazaki
as Oriku
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Yōko Umemura
Yōko Umemura
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Geronimo1967

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