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

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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