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元禄 忠臣蔵

元禄 忠臣蔵

(1941)

Overview

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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  1. Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
  2. Producer : Shintarô Shirai
  3. Writer : Kenichiro Hara
  4. Editor : Takako Kuji
  5. Cast : Chōjūrō Kawarasaki,Kan'emon Nakamura,Kunitarō Kawarasaki,Chōemon Bandō,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,Harunosuke Bando,Kimisaburo Nakamura,Minoru Bando,Ginjiro Bando,Tokusaburo Arashi,Tokujiro Tsutsui,Seiichi Katō,Ryôtarô Kawanami,Joji Kaieda,Hiroshi Ôuchi,Rokurō Ōkawa,Ryu Okochi,Mitsusaburō Ramon,Isamu Kosugi,Kazutoyo Mimasu,Masao Shimizu,Tetsu Tsuboi,Yoshito Yamaji,Aizo Tamashima,Kōmei Minami,Haruo Inoue,Tomiemon Otomo,Kiyoshi Kagawa,Yuzuru Kume,Chiyotaro Sawamura,Shingorō Nakamura,Toshio Arashi,Shoichiro Ichikawa,Sugako Takimi,Kazuko Okada,Fumiko Yamaji,Michiyo Kyomachi,Yasuko Mitsui,Shizue Kawarazaki,Tsuruzo Nakamura,Yōko Umemura

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Original Title元禄 忠臣蔵

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1941-12-08

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 03h 43m

Production CompaniesShochiku

Genres

  • Drama
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