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The 47 Ronin is a black-and-white two-part jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, adapted from a play by Seika Mayama. The first part was released on December 1, 1941 with the second part being released on February 11 of the following year. The film depicts the legendary forty-seven Ronin and their plot to avenge the death of their lord, Asano Naganori, by killing Kira Yoshinaka, a shogunate official responsible for Asano being forced to commit seppuku.
Original Release
12/01/1941
US Release
06/14/2014
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chôjûrô Kawarasaki | Kuranosuke Ooishi / Kuranosuke Oishi |
| Kan'emon Nakamura | Sukeimon Tomimori |
| Kunitaro Kawarazaki | Jurôzaemon Isogai / Jurozaemon Isogai |
| Yoshizaburo Arashi | Lord Takuminokami Asano |
| Chôemon Bandô | Sôemon Hara / Sozaemon Hara |
| Sukezô Sukedakaya | Chûzaemon Yoshida / Chuemon Yoshida |
| Kikunojo Segawa | Gengo Ootaka |
| Shotaro Ichikawa | Yahei Horibe |
| Enji Ichikawa | Tadashichi Takebayashi |
| Kikunosuke Ichikawa | Gengoemon Kataoka |
Directors
Writers
Kenichiro Hara, Seika Mayama, Yoshikata Yoda
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chôjûrô Kawarasaki | Kuranosuke Ooishi / Kuranosuke Oishi |
| Kan'emon Nakamura | Sukeimon Tomimori |
| Kunitaro Kawarazaki | Jurôzaemon Isogai / Jurozaemon Isogai |
| Yoshizaburo Arashi | Lord Takuminokami Asano |
| Chôemon Bandô | Sôemon Hara / Sozaemon Hara |
| Sukezô Sukedakaya | Chûzaemon Yoshida / Chuemon Yoshida |
| Kikunojo Segawa | Gengo Ootaka |
| Shotaro Ichikawa | Yahei Horibe |
| Enji Ichikawa | Tadashichi Takebayashi |
| Kikunosuke Ichikawa | Gengoemon Kataoka |
| Shinzô Yamazaki | Seimon Ooishi / Sezaemon Ooishi |
| Sensho Ichikawa | Matsunosuke Ooishi |
| Shoji Ichikawa | Magoemon Seo |
| Iwagoro Ichikawa | Fujiemon Hayamizu |
| Shinzaburo Ichikawa | Matanosuke Ushioda |
| Harunosuke Bandô | Monzaemon Izeki |
| Kimisaburô Nakamura | Jûemon Namase |
| Minoru Bando | Fujiemon Ootsuka |
| Ginjirô Bandô | Saemon Kishi |
| Tokusaburo Arashi | Shôgen Okuno |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Shintarô Shirai | Producer |
