The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Original title: 忠臣蔵
The Loyal 47 Ronin is a 1958 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kunio Watanabe, with a running time of 2h 44m. It stars Kazuo Hasegawa, Yataro Kurokawa and Michiyo Kogure.
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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Cast
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Kuranosuke Ôishi
- Yataro Kurokawa as Denpachirô Tamon
- Michiyo Kogure as Dayû Ukihashi
- Shintarō Katsu as Genzô Akagaki
- Eitarō Ozawa as Hyôbu Chisaka
- Takashi Shimura as Jûbei Ôtake
- Koji Tsuruta as Kin'emon Okano
- Osamu Takizawa as Kôzukenosuke Kira
- Ayako Wakao as Orin, Carpenter's Daughter
- Machiko Kyō as Orui, Spy
- Chikage Awashima as Riku Ôishi
- Keizō Kawasaki as Shinzaemon Katsuta