The 47 Ronin (1941)
- Original title
- 元禄 忠臣蔵
- Directed by
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Genre
- samurai cinema
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 3h 43m
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 77 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A lord is forced to kill himself after an official provokes him. His loyal samurai plan a careful revenge over many months.
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What happens
The 47 Ronin (元禄 忠臣蔵, Genroku Chūshingura; "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers of the Genroku Era") 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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