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The 47 Ronin
Genres
DramaHistory
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
223 min
Release Date
1941-12-08
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
68
Vote Average
6.882
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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 Takuminokami Asano
Daisuke Katō
Fuwa Kazuemon
Seizaburō Kawazu
Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
Mantoyo Mimasu
Kozunosuke Kira
Mitsuko Miura
Yosenin
Mieko Takamine
Omino
Sukezō Sukedakaya
Chuemon Yoshida
Shotaro Ichikawa
Yahei Horibe
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Gengoemon Kataoka
Enji Ichikawa
Tadashichi Takebayashi
Shinzo Yamazaki
Seimon Ooishi
Sensho Ichikawa
Matsunosuke Ooishi
Shoji Ichikawa
Magoemon Seo
Iwagoro Ichikawa
Fujiemon Hayamizu
Shinzaburo Ichikawa
Matanosuke Ushioda
Harunosuke Bando
Monzaemon Izeki
Kimisaburo Nakamura
Jûemon Namase
Minoru Bando
Fujiemon Ootsuka
Ginjiro Bando
Saemon Kishi
Tokusaburo Arashi
Shôgen Okuno
Tokujiro Tsutsui
Kurôemon Oono
Seiichi Katō
Jûnai Onodera
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Yasoemon Okajima
Joji Kaieda
Yasubee Horibe
Hiroshi Ôuchi
Sanpei Sugano
Rokurō Ōkawa
Kanroku Chiakamatsu
Ryu Okochi
Magomeon Okuda
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Tokubee Izeki
Isamu Kosugi
Denpachirô Tamon
Kazutoyo Mimasu
Kôzunosuke Kira
Masao Shimizu
Ecchûmori Katô
Tetsu Tsuboi
Chikugomori Shindô
Yoshito Yamaji
Yosôemon Kajikawa
Aizo Tamashima
Munechikaemon Fukami
Kōmei Minami
Heihachirô Kondô
Haruo Inoue
Jûemon Kurusu
Tomiemon Otomo
Genemon Ookubo
Kiyoshi Kagawa
Ukyô Tamura
Yuzuru Kume
Tsushimamori Inagaki
Chiyotaro Sawamura
Sekihisa
Shingorō Nakamura
Toshio Arashi
Tokuya Noborikawa
Shoichiro Ichikawa
Ryôhaku Ishii
Sugako Takimi
Ukihashi
Kazuko Okada
Ume
Fumiko Yamaji
Okiyo
Michiyo Kyomachi
Oyû
Yasuko Mitsui
Okura
Shizue Kawarazaki
Oriku
Tsuruzo Nakamura
Yōko Umemura
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