The 47 Ronin
- IMDb link: 0033654
- IMDb rating: 7.2 (2,924 votes)
- Genres: Action, Drama, History
- Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa, Chojuro Kawarasaki, Yoshizaburo Arashi, Kunitaro Kawarazaki, Kan'emon Nakamura and others
- Release date: 1 Mar 1979
- Release year: 1941
- Runtime: 241 minutes
- Country: Japan
- Keywords: death, samurai action, 1700s, ronin, samurai, dishonor, corruption, revenge, death before dishonor, sword
Plot:
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.