47 Ronin
1994 · Movie · 2h 9m
ActionDrama
Overview
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
Key crew
- Yo TakeyamaScreenplay
- Kon IchikawaScreenplay
- Kaneo IkegamiScreenplay
- Kon IchikawaDirector
- Kensaku TanikawaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ken TakakuraKuranosuke Oishi
- Kiichi NakaiMatashiro Irobe
- Rie MiyazawaKaru
- Koji IshizakaYoshiyasu Yanagisawa
- Ruriko AsaokaRiku
- Hisaya MorishigeHyobu Chisaka
- Ryudo UzakiYasubê Horibe
- Tatsuo MatsumuraYahê Horibe
- Hisashi IgawaOkuda
- Gaku YamamotoChûzaemon Yoshida
- Shigeru KōyamaJûnai Onodera
- Isao BitōCast
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Themes
japansamuraibased on novel or bookjidaigekiedo periodtactical warfare