47 Ronin
1962 · Movie · 207 min. · Japan
A young lord attempts to combat the official corruption endemic to the Shogunate, only to be placed in an impossible conflict of duties. He refuses to bribe a Chancelor who is responsible for teaching him the etiquette to receive the Shogun's envoys. The Chancelor goads him into drawing his sword when the envoys are present, a crime punishable by death. The young lord's vassals are ordered to break up his estate, and his samurai to disband. To obey the Shogun, they must follow orders, but to be loyal to their master and to elemental fairness, they must revenge him. The conflict of obligations is the essential dilemma of Japanese society, which is why this is their national epic. The story is richly woven. Worth seeing just for the supremely gorgeous art works, buildings and costumes of 18th century Japan.
Direction Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast Yûzô Kayama · Tatsuya Mihashi · Akira Takarada · Koshiro Matsumoto · Toshirô Mifune · Yosuke Natsuki · Makoto Satô · Tadao Takashima · Takashi Shimura · Setsuko Hara · Yuriko Hoshi · Ryo Ikebe · Seizaburô Kawazu · Daisuke Kato · Keiju Kobayashi · Reiko Dan · Hiroshi Koizumi · Kumi Mizuno · Mie Hama · Nami Tamura · Yôko Fujiyama · Junko Ikeuchi · Keiko Awaji · Mitsuko Kusabue · Michiyo Aratama · Hisaya Morishige · Norihei Miki · Kingorô Yanagiya · Frankie Sakai · Kiiton Masuda · Mutoshi Happa · Tôru Yuri · Toshiaki Minami · Kyû Sazanka · Akihiko Hirata · Kamatari Fujiwara · Eisei Amamoto · Chieko Nakakita · Ryôsuke Kagawa · Sadako Sawamura · Katsumi Tezuka · Kichiemon Nakamura · Kenji Sahara · Hiroshi Tachikawa · Tatsuyoshi Ehara · Tadao Nakamaru · Sachio Sakai · Jun Tazaki · Susumu Fujita · Ken Uehara · Jun Funato
Soundtrack Akira Ifukube
Screenplay Toshio Yasumi
Cinematography Kazuo Yamada
Original title Chûshingura
Also known as Chushingura · 47 Samurai
7.3
768 votes (FilmAffinity)
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