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The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

19585.82h 44m

Overview

Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge.

Directed by Kunio Watanabe
Written by Fuji Yahiro, Toshio Tamikado, Masaharu Matsumura
Produced by Masaichi Nagata
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Top Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kuranosuke Ôishi

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Denpachirô Tamon

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Dayû Ukihashi

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Genzô Akagaki

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Hyôbu Chisaka

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Jûbei Ôtake

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Kin'emon Okano

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Kôzukenosuke Kira

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Orin, Carpenter's Daughter

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Orui, Spy

Themes & Keywords

samurairemakeperiod dramaronin18th century

About The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin is a drama, history film released in 1958 exploring themes of samurai, remake, period drama, ronin, 18th century. Directed by Kunio Watanabe, it stars Kazuo Hasegawa, Yataro Kurokawa, Michiyo Kogure. Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge.

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