Drama ·History · Japan · 1958 · 2h 44m

The Loyal 47 Ronin

忠臣蔵

The Loyal 47 Ronin poster
Director
Kunio Watanabe
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa as Kuranosuke Ôishi Yataro Kurokawa as Denpachirô Tamon Michiyo Kogure as Dayû Ukihashi Shintarō Katsu as Genzô Akagaki Eitarō Ozawa as Hyôbu Chisaka Takashi Shimura as Jûbei Ôtake
Crew
Ichirō Saitō — Original Music Composer Kunio Watanabe — Screenplay Fuji Yahiro — Screenplay Toshio Tamikado — Screenplay Masaharu Matsumura — Screenplay Masaichi Nagata — Producer
Synopsis

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge.

Mood & Themes
samurairemakeperiod dramaronin18th century
Key Collaborators
Kunio Watanabe Director Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer Kunio Watanabe Screenplay Fuji Yahiro Screenplay Toshio Tamikado Screenplay Masaharu Matsumura Screenplay Masaichi Nagata Producer Shima Yoshizane Costume Design
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