The 47 Ronin (1941)
1941 · Feature film · 222 min · dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
- samurai cinema
Synopsis
In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Kira. Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the Lord's dishonour. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi seeks to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses, and Oishi and 46 rōnin are out for revenge.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Writer
- Kenichiro Hara
- Composer
- Shiro Fukai
- Cinematography
- Kōhei Sugiyama
- Studio
- Shochiku
- Released
- 1941-12-08
- Original title
- 元禄 忠臣蔵
- Running time
- 222 minutes
- Language
- Japanese
- Collection
- Picfixer Feature Films, Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Dramas
- Japanese dramas
- WW2 propaganda
- samurai
- 18th century Japan
- Ako vendetta
- Chojuro Kawarasaki
- Yoshizaburo Arashi
- Utaemon Ichikawa
Cast & crew
Kenji Mizoguchi Director
Isamu Kosugi
Masao Shimizu
Kawarasaki Chōjūrō IV- Arashi Yoshisaburō V
- Nakamura Kan'emon III
Mitsuko Miura
Yutaka Mimasu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · well done · global avenger · 2020-05-16
Excellent film. A bit wordy for plot and character development. But a great cast and production. My personal favorite remake of the popular story.