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The 47 Ronin

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6.9/10 • 69

1941-12-083h 43m

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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.

Directors
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writters
Kenichiro Hara
Editors
Kenichiro Hara, Takako Kuji

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  1. Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

    Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

    Kuranosuke Oishi

  2. Kan'emon Nakamura

    Kan'emon Nakamura

    Sukeimon Tomimori

  3. Kunitarō Kawarasaki

    Kunitarō Kawarasaki

    Jurozaemon Isogai

  4. Chōemon Bandō

    Chōemon Bandō

    Sozaemon Hara

  5. Kikunojo Segawa

    Kikunojo Segawa

    Gengo Ootaka

  6. Utaemon Ichikawa

    Utaemon Ichikawa

    Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

  7. Yoshizaburo Arashi

    Yoshizaburo Arashi

    Lord Takuminokami Asano

  8. Daisuke Katō

    Daisuke Katō

    Fuwa Kazuemon

  9. Seizaburō Kawazu

    Seizaburō Kawazu

    Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

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CinemaSerf

Mar 27, 2022

7/10

I remember seeing "Hamlet" performed on stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company - it was all but four hours long and I was distinctly nervous that ennui would set in at some stage... it didn't; and it doesn't with this either. At times it is a slow a burn, but the details and characterisations are crucial to the plot and for the most part this pace serves to create and build this depiction of loyalty and vengeance really well. It's based on the true story of a feud that resulted in an attack on the Lord Kira by the Lord Asano in the Palace of the Shogun. In punishment for the outrageous breach of etiquette, he is ordered to commit hara-kiri and his samurai are ordered to leave and to roam the land as "Ronin" (Master-less nomads). Their new leader tries to get the Shogun to rescind their banishment, but when that fails all bets are off and these deadly 47 take matters into their own hands to avenge their Lord, and themselves. The nature of the story, and of the prevailing culture, doesn't really allow any stand out performances, per se - this is very much an ensemble effort that demonstrates the values of loyalty, dignity and pride as effortlessly as it shows us the less noble, shall we say, aspects of their behaviour as their quest for retribution becomes the more brutal - though never gratuitous. The ending is a curious affair that succeeds and disappoints in equal measure - testament, I think, to the clever interweaving of the characters and the traditions. This is a great adventure film with a strong, often seemingly anachronistic moral code that really flies by. No likes yet

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Keywords
japansamurailoyaltyseppukuroninshogunpridekyoto, japanrevenge killingfeudal lordfeudal japandignityshogunateclash of clansvengeanceharakirihistory of japanchushingura