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The Loyal 47 Ronin
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The Loyal 47 Ronin

1958-04-01 · 164 min · ★ 6.2

Drama · History

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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Directors
Kunio Watanabe
Production companies
Daiei Film, Daiei Pictures Kyoto Studio
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Kazuo HasegawaKazuo HasegawaKuranosuke Ôishi
Yataro KurokawaYataro KurokawaDenpachirô Tamon
Michiyo KogureMichiyo KogureDayû Ukihashi
Shintarō KatsuShintarō KatsuGenzô Akagaki
Eitarō OzawaEitarō OzawaHyôbu Chisaka
Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraJûbei Ôtake
Koji TsurutaKoji TsurutaKin'emon Okano
Osamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaKôzukenosuke Kira
Ayako WakaoAyako WakaoOrin, Carpenter's Daughter
Machiko KyōMachiko KyōOrui, Spy
Chikage AwashimaChikage AwashimaRiku Ôishi
Keizō KawasakiKeizō KawasakiShinzaemon Katsuta
Raizō IchikawaRaizō IchikawaTakuminokami Asano
Eiji FunakoshiEiji FunakoshiTsunanori Uesugi
Fujiko YamamotoFujiko YamamotoYôsen'in
Ganjirō Nakamura IIGanjirō Nakamura IIGorobei Kakimi
Hiroshi KawaguchiHiroshi KawaguchiChikara Ôishi
Aiko MimasuAiko MimasuNotsubone Toda
Chieko HigashiyamaChieko HigashiyamaOtaka (Ôishi's mother)
Jun NegamiJun NegamiSagaminokami Tsuchiya

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