The 47 Ronin (1941)
Genroku chûshingura
241 min
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.
- Release date
- December 1, 1941
- Country of origin
- Japan
Where to watch
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Cast
- Chôjûrô Kawarasaki as Kuranosuke Ooishi
- Kan'emon Nakamura as Sukeimon Tomimori
- Kunitarô Kawarazaki as Jurôzaemon Isogai
- Kikunojô Segawa as Gengo Ootaka
- Utaemon Ichikawa as Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
- Yoshizaburo Arashi as Lord Takuminokami Asano
- Daisuke Katō as Fuwa Kazuemon
- Seizaburô Kawazu as Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
- Mitsuko Miura as Yosenin
- Mieko Takamine as Omino
- Shotaro Ichikawa as Yahei Horibe
- Senshô Ichikawa as Matsunosuke Ooishi
- Ryôtarô Kawanami as Yasoemon Okajima
- Jôji Kaieda as Yasubee Horibe
- Chôemon Bandô as Sôemon Hara
- Sukezô Sukedakaya as Chûzaemon Yoshida
- Enji Ichikawa as Tadashichi Takebayashi
Crew
- Kenji Mizoguchi · Director
- Kenichiro Hara · Writer
- Seika Mayama · Writer
- Yoshikata Yoda · Writer
- Shintarô Shirai · Producer
- Shirō Fukai · Composer
- Kōhei Sugiyama · Cinematographer
- Takako Kuji · Editor
- Hiroshi Mizutani · Production designer