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The 47 Ronin(Movie, 1941)

Original title: "元禄 忠臣蔵" (Japanese/JA)
3h 43min | Genres: Drama, History
The 47 RoninRating: 3.5/5 (with 2727 votes)
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. ()
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About The 47 Ronin

In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Plays in: Edo
Based on the work of: Seika Mayama ("Genroku Chūshingura")
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 10 languages: Danish (DA), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/08/1941
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Screenwriter: Yoshikata Yoda, Seika Mayama, Ken'ichirō Hara
Executive Producer: Shintarō Shirai
Director of Photography: Kōhei Sugiyama
Composer: Shirō Fukai
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"元禄忠臣蔵"
"The Loyal 47 Ronin of the Genroku Era"
"I 47 Ronin Ribelli"
"Genroku chūshingura"
"Genroku Chûshingura"
"47 로닌"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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