元禄 忠臣蔵 (1941)

Title: The 47 Ronin
Original Title: 元禄 忠臣蔵
Release Date: 1941-12-08
Status: Released
Rating: 7/10 (from 65 votes)
Language: JA
Genres: Drama, History
Production Companies: Shochiku
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.
Cast

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Kuranosuke Oishi

Kan'emon Nakamura
Sukeimon Tomimori

Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Jurozaemon Isogai

Chōemon Bandō
Sozaemon Hara

Kikunojo Segawa
Gengo Ootaka

Utaemon Ichikawa
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa

Yoshizaburo Arashi
Lord Takuminokami Asano

Daisuke Katō
Fuwa Kazuemon

Seizaburō Kawazu
Lord Etchumori Hosokawa

Mantoyo Mimasu
Kozunosuke Kira