The 47 Ronin (1941)
The 47 Ronin (1941)
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.

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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
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: Drama, History

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 08 December 1941

Country: JP

Runtime: 223m

Company Credits

Company: Shochiku

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Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Kuranosuke Oishi

Kan'emon Nakamura

Kan'emon Nakamura

Sukeimon Tomimori

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Jurozaemon Isogai

Chōemon Bandō

Chōemon Bandō

Sozaemon Hara

Kikunojo Segawa

Kikunojo Segawa

Gengo Ootaka

Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa

Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

Yoshizaburo Arashi

Yoshizaburo Arashi

Lord Takuminokami Asano

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Fuwa Kazuemon

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

Mantoyo Mimasu

Mantoyo Mimasu

Kozunosuke Kira

Mitsuko Miura

Mitsuko Miura

Yosenin

Mieko Takamine

Mieko Takamine

Omino

Sukezō Sukedakaya

Sukezō Sukedakaya

Chuemon Yoshida

Shotaro Ichikawa

Shotaro Ichikawa

Yahei Horibe

Kikunosuke Ichikawa

Kikunosuke Ichikawa

Gengoemon Kataoka

Enji Ichikawa

Enji Ichikawa

Tadashichi Takebayashi

Shinzo Yamazaki

Shinzo Yamazaki

Seimon Ooishi

Sensho Ichikawa

Sensho Ichikawa

Matsunosuke Ooishi

Shoji Ichikawa

Shoji Ichikawa

Magoemon Seo

Iwagoro Ichikawa

Iwagoro Ichikawa

Fujiemon Hayamizu

Shinzaburo Ichikawa

Shinzaburo Ichikawa

Matanosuke Ushioda

Harunosuke Bando

Harunosuke Bando

Monzaemon Izeki

Kimisaburo Nakamura

Kimisaburo Nakamura

Jûemon Namase

Minoru Bando

Minoru Bando

Fujiemon Ootsuka

Ginjiro Bando

Ginjiro Bando

Saemon Kishi

Tokusaburo Arashi

Tokusaburo Arashi

Shôgen Okuno

Tokujiro Tsutsui

Tokujiro Tsutsui

Kurôemon Oono

Seiichi Katō

Seiichi Katō

Jûnai Onodera

Ryôtarô Kawanami

Ryôtarô Kawanami

Yasoemon Okajima

Joji Kaieda

Joji Kaieda

Yasubee Horibe

Hiroshi Ôuchi

Hiroshi Ôuchi

Sanpei Sugano

Rokurô Ôkawa

Rokurô Ôkawa

Kanroku Chiakamatsu

Ryu Okochi

Ryu Okochi

Magomeon Okuda

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Tokubee Izeki

Isamu Kosugi

Isamu Kosugi

Denpachirô Tamon

Kazutoyo Mimasu

Kazutoyo Mimasu

Kôzunosuke Kira

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Ecchûmori Katô

Tetsu Tsuboi

Tetsu Tsuboi

Chikugomori Shindô

Yoshito Yamaji

Yoshito Yamaji

Yosôemon Kajikawa

Aizo Tamashima

Aizo Tamashima

Munechikaemon Fukami

Kōmei Minami

Kōmei Minami

Heihachirô Kondô

Haruo Inoue

Haruo Inoue

Jûemon Kurusu

Tomiemon Otomo

Tomiemon Otomo

Genemon Ookubo

Kiyoshi Kagawa

Kiyoshi Kagawa

Ukyô Tamura

Yuzuru Kume

Yuzuru Kume

Tsushimamori Inagaki

Chiyotaro Sawamura

Chiyotaro Sawamura

Sekihisa

Shingorō Nakamura

Shingorō Nakamura

Toshio Arashi

Toshio Arashi

Tokuya Noborikawa

Shoichiro Ichikawa

Shoichiro Ichikawa

Ryôhaku Ishii

Sugako Takimi

Sugako Takimi

Ukihashi

Kazuko Okada

Kazuko Okada

Ume

Fumiko Yamaji

Fumiko Yamaji

Okiyo

Michiyo Kyomachi

Michiyo Kyomachi

Oyû

Yasuko Mitsui

Yasuko Mitsui

Okura

Shizue Kawarazaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

Oriku

Tsuruzo Nakamura

Tsuruzo Nakamura

Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura

Directed By

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Taichirô Hanaoka

Taichirô Hanaoka

Assistant Director

Iehira Ogawa

Iehira Ogawa

Assistant Director

Tatsuo Sakai

Tatsuo Sakai

Assistant Director

Naoji Watanabe

Naoji Watanabe

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Tadaoto Kainoshō

Tadaoto Kainoshō

Costume Design

Ryûzô Kawada

Ryûzô Kawada

Costume Design

Yoshisaburô Okumura

Yoshisaburô Okumura

Costume Design

Shima Fukumizu

Shima Fukumizu

Hairstylist

Kichitarô Ozaki

Kichitarô Ozaki

Hairstylist

Ishitarô Takagi

Ishitarô Takagi

Hairstylist

Sound

Seiichi Harada

Seiichi Harada

Sound Mixer

Hajime Kimura

Hajime Kimura

Sound Effects Editor

Hidetaka Sasaki

Hidetaka Sasaki

Sound Designer

Fumizô Sugimoto

Fumizô Sugimoto

Sound Recordist

Kôichi Tashiro

Kôichi Tashiro

Sound Recordist

Shiro Fukai

Shiro Fukai

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Kōhei Sugiyama

Kōhei Sugiyama

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hiroshi Mizutani

Hiroshi Mizutani

Production Design

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Construction Coordinator

Dai Arakawa

Dai Arakawa

Set Decoration

Atsuo Matsuoka

Atsuo Matsuoka

Set Decoration

Hisako Oozawa

Hisako Oozawa

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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