(元禄 忠臣蔵)

Content: In the early 18th-century, Lord Takuminokami 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama,

History

Runtime:

223 minutes

Year:

1941

Directors:

Kenji Mizoguchi

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Production companies:

Shochiku

Actors:

Kuranosuke Oishi

Sukeimon Tomimori

Jurozaemon Isogai

Sozaemon Hara

Gengo Ootaka

Crews:

Writer

Story

Screenplay

Director

Assistant Director