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Chûshingura
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Chûshingura

1962-11-03 · 207 min · ★ 7.1

History · Drama · Action

After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

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Directors
Hiroshi Inagaki
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Matsumoto Hakuō IMatsumoto Hakuō IChamberlain Kuranosuke Oishi
Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneGenba Tawaraboshi
Takashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraHyobu Chishaka
Tatsuya MihashiTatsuya MihashiYasubei Horibe
Yūzō KayamaYūzō KayamaLord Naganori Asano
Akira TakaradaAkira TakaradaGunpei Takada
Yōsuke NatsukiYōsuke NatsukiKinemon Okano
Makoto SatōMakoto SatōKazuemon Fuwa
Tadao TakashimaTadao TakashimaJyujiro Kan
Seizaburō KawazuSeizaburō KawazuAsano Official
Daisuke KatōDaisuke KatōKichiemon Terasaka
Keiju KobayashiKeiju KobayashiAwajinokami Wakisake
Ryō IkebeRyō IkebeChikara Tsuchiya
Setsuko HaraSetsuko HaraRiku Oishi
Yōko TsukasaYōko TsukasaAguri Asano
Reiko DanReiko DanOkaru
Yuriko HoshiYuriko HoshiOtsuya
Yumi ShirakawaYumi ShirakawaUme
Kumi MizunoKumi MizunoSaho
Mie HamaMie HamaWoman Refugee

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