The 47 Ronin

The 47 Ronin

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Drama

The 47 Ronin

元禄 忠臣蔵DIRECTED BYKenji Mizoguchi223mins1941

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.

Other films by Kenji Mizoguchi

Ugetsu
Sansho the Bailiff
Street of Shame
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