Description
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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Release Date1941
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Runtime3 hr 43 min
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Languageja
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Rating6.917 (72)
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Genres
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DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
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Cast四代目 河原崎長十郎三代目 中村翫右衛門五代目 河原崎國太郎坂東調右衛門六代目 瀬川菊之丞市川右太衛門Yoshizaburo Arashi加東大介河津清三郎Mantoyo Mimasu三浦光子高峰三枝子助高屋助蔵市川笑太郎Kikunosuke IchikawaEnji IchikawaShinzo Yamazaki市川扇升Shoji IchikawaIwagoro IchikawaShinzaburo IchikawaHarunosuke BandoKimisaburo NakamuraMinoru BandoGinjiro Bando六代目 嵐徳三郎Tokujiro Tsutsui加藤精一Ryôtarô Kawanami海江田譲二Hiroshi ÔuchiRokurô ÔkawaRyu Okochi羅門光三郎小杉勇Kazutoyo Mimasu清水将夫坪井哲山路義人玉島愛造南光明井上春生四代目 中村雀右衛門Kiyoshi Kagawa久米譲Chiyotaro SawamuraShingorō NakamuraToshio ArashiShoichiro IchikawaSugako TakimiKazuko Okada山路ふみ子Michiyo KyomachiYasuko Mitsui河原崎しづ江Tsuruzo Nakamura梅村蓉子