Movielogr
The 47 Ronin (1941)
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
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.
Length 223 minutes
Actors
Chôjûrô Kawarasaki | Kan'emon Nakamura | Kunitaro Kawarasaki | Chôemon Bandô | Kikunojo Segawa | Utaemon Ichikawa | Yoshizaburo Arashi | Daisuke Katô | Seizaburô Kawazu | Mantoyo Mimasu | Mitsuko Miura | Mieko Takamine | Sukezô Sukedakaya | Shotaro Ichikawa | Kikunosuke Ichikawa | Enji Ichikawa | Shinzo Yamazaki | Sensho Ichikawa | Shoji Ichikawa | Iwagoro Ichikawa | Shinzaburo Ichikawa | Harunosuke Bando | Kimisaburo Nakamura | Minoru Bando | Ginjiro Bando | Tokusaburo Arashi | Tokujiro Tsutsui | Seiichi Katô | Ryôtarô Kawanami | Joji Kaieda | Hiroshi Ôuchi | Rokurô Ôkawa | Ryu Okochi | Mitsusaburô Ramon | Isamu Kosugi | Kazutoyo Mimasu | Masao Shimizu | Tetsu Tsuboi | Yoshito Yamaji | Aizo Tamashima | Kômei Minami | Haruo Inoue | Tomoemon Otani | Kiyoshi Kagawa | Yuzuru Kume | Chiyotaro Sawamura | Shingorô Nakamura | Toshio Arashi | Shoichiro Ichikawa | Sugako Takimi | Kazuko Okada | Fumiko Yamaji | Michiyo Kyomachi | Yasuko Mitsui | Shizue Kawarazaki | Tsuruzo Nakamura | Yôko Umemura