The 47 Ronin
元禄 忠臣蔵
Watch the 47 ronin GoMovies. 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.
- Genre: Drama, History
- Country: Japan
- Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
- Cast: Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Kan'emon Nakamura, Kunitarō Kawarasaki, Chôemon Bandô, Kikunojo Segawa, Utaemon Ichikawa, Yoshizaburo Arashi, Daisuke Katō, Seizaburō Kawazu, Mantoyo Mimasu, Mitsuko Miura, Mieko Takamine, Sukezō Sukedakaya, Shotaro Ichikawa, Kikunosuke Ichikawa, Enji Ichikawa, Shinzo Yamazaki, Sensho Ichikawa, Shoji Ichikawa, Iwagoro Ichikawa, Shinzaburo Ichikawa,
