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47 Ronin (1994)
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
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Kon Ichikawa’s retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
Length 129 minutes
Actors
Ken Takakura | Kiichi Nakai | Rie Miyazawa | Kôji Ishizaka | Ruriko Asaoka | Hisaya Morishige | Ryûdô Uzaki | Tatsuo Matsumura | Hisashi Igawa | Gaku Yamamoto | Shigeru Kôyama | Isao Bito | Jun Hashizume | Renji Ishibashi | Saburo Ishikura | Yuka Kono | Hitomi Kuroki | Misa Shimizu | Yûko Kotegawa | Kikunosuke Onoe | Bsaku Satoh | Michiyo Yokoyama | Akiji Kobayashi | Akira Kubo | Gen Idemitsu | Masayuki Imai | Toshi Shioya | Kô Nishimura | Ken Kobayashi | Hirokazu Inoue | Yuzuru Nishimura | Shinji Yamaguchi | Atsuo Nakamura | Eiji Bandô | Nenji Kobayashi | Shirou Kajiwara
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/2013 | TV | DVD | Rented | 9 stars |
| (Average) 9 stars |
Viewing Notes
A excellent film, beautifully shot. It also helps explain some of the references from John Frankenheimer’s Ronin, one of my favorite movies.
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