47 Ronin (1994)
Original title: 四十七人の刺客
47 Ronin is a 1994 Japanese-language action movie directed by Kon Ichikawa, with a running time of 2h 9m. It stars Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai and Rie Miyazawa.
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.
Cast
- Ken Takakura as Kuranosuke Oishi
- Kiichi Nakai as Matashiro Irobe
- Rie Miyazawa as Karu
- Koji Ishizaka as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa
- Ruriko Asaoka as Riku
- Hisaya Morishige as Hyobu Chisaka
- Ryudo Uzaki as Yasubê Horibe
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Yahê Horibe
- Hisashi Igawa as Okuda
- Gaku Yamamoto as Chûzaemon Yoshida
- Shigeru Kōyama as Jûnai Onodera
- Isao Bitō