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  • The 47 Ronin (1941)
  • 241 min | Drama, History
The 47 Ronin (1941)
241 min | Drama, History

The legendary Forty-seven ronin plot to avenge the death of their lord, Asano Naganori, by killing Kira Yoshinaka, a shogunate official responsible for Asano being forced to commit seppuku.
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Director
Writers
Kenichiro Hara (screenplay) | Seika Mayama (play) | Yoshikata Yoda (screenplay)
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Updated Dec 1, 1941

Release date
Mar 1979 (United States)

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Cast

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56 cast members
Name Known for
Chôjûrô Kawarasaki
Kuranosuke Ooishi Kuranosuke Ooishi   See fewer
Kan'emon Nakamura
Sukeimon Tomimori Sukeimon Tomimori   See fewer
Kunitarô Kawarazaki
Jurôzaemon Isogai Jurôzaemon Isogai   See fewer
Yoshizaburo Arashi
Lord Takuminokami Asano Lord Takuminokami Asano   See fewer
Chôemon Bandô
Sôemon Hara Sôemon Hara   See fewer
Sukezô Sukedakaya
Chûzaemon Yoshida Chûzaemon Yoshida   See fewer
Kikunojô Segawa
Gengo Ootaka (as Kikunojo Segawa) Gengo Ootaka (as Kikunojo Segawa)   See fewer
Shotaro Ichikawa
Yahei Horibe Yahei Horibe   See fewer
Enji Ichikawa
Tadashichi Takebayashi Tadashichi Takebayashi   See fewer
Kikunosuke Ichikawa
Gengoemon Kataoka Gengoemon Kataoka   See fewer
Shinzô Yamazaki
Sezaemon Ooishi Sezaemon Ooishi   See fewer
Senshô Ichikawa
Matsunosuke Ooishi (as Sensho Ichikawa) Matsunosuke Ooishi (as Sensho Ichikawa)   See fewer
Shoji Ichikawa
Magoemon Seo Magoemon Seo   See fewer
Iwagoro Ichikawa
Fujiemon Hayamizu Fujiemon Hayamizu   See fewer
Shinzaburo Ichikawa
Matanosuke Ushioda Matanosuke Ushioda   See fewer
Harunosuke Bandô
Monzaemon Izeki Monzaemon Izeki   See fewer
Kimisaburô Nakamura
Jûemon Namase Jûemon Namase   See fewer
Minoru Bando
Fujiemon Ootsuka Fujiemon Ootsuka   See fewer
Ginjirô Bandô
Saemon Kishi Saemon Kishi   See fewer
Tokusaburô Arashi
Shôgen Okuno (as Tokusaburo Arashi) Shôgen Okuno (as Tokusaburo Arashi)   See fewer
Tokujirô Tsutsui
Kurôemon Oono Kurôemon Oono   See fewer
Seiichi Katô
Jûnai Onodera Jûnai Onodera   See fewer
Ryôtarô Kawanami
Yasoemon Okajima Yasoemon Okajima   See fewer
Jôji Kaieda
Yasubee Horibe Yasubee Horibe   See fewer
Hiroshi Ôuchi
Sanpei Sugano Sanpei Sugano   See fewer
Rokurô Ôkawa
Kanroku Chiakamatsu Kanroku Chiakamatsu   See fewer
Ryu Okochi
Magomeon Okuda Magomeon Okuda   See fewer
Mitsusaburô Ramon
Tokubei Izeki Tokubei Izeki   See fewer
Isamu Kosugi
Denpachirô Tamon Denpachirô Tamon   See fewer
Kazutoyo Mimasu
Kôzunosuke Kira Kôzunosuke Kira   See fewer
Masao Shimizu
Ecchûmori Katô Ecchûmori Katô   See fewer
Tetsu Tsuboi
Chikugomori Shindô Chikugomori Shindô   See fewer
Yoshindo Yamaji
Yosôemon Kajikawa Yosôemon Kajikawa   See fewer
Aizô Tamashima
Munechikaemon Fukami (as Aizo Tamashima) Munechikaemon Fukami (as Aizo Tamashima)   See fewer
Mitsuaki Minami
Heihachirô Kondô Heihachirô Kondô   See fewer
Haruo Inoue
Jûemon Kurusu Jûemon Kurusu   See fewer
Tomoemon Ôtomo
Genemon Ookubo Genemon Ookubo   See fewer
Kiyoshi Kagawa
Ukyô Tamura Ukyô Tamura   See fewer
Yuzuru Kume
Tsushimamori Inagaki Tsushimamori Inagaki   See fewer
Chiyotaro Sawamura
Sekihisa Sekihisa   See fewer
Toshio Arashi
Tokuya Noborikawa Tokuya Noborikawa   See fewer
Shôichirô Ichikawa
Ryôhaku Ishii Ryôhaku Ishii   See fewer
Utaemon Ichikawa
Tsunatoyo Tokugawa Tsunatoyo Tokugawa   See fewer
Mitsuko Miura
Yôsen'in, Asano's wife Yôsen'in, Asano's wife   See fewer
Sugako Takimi
Ukihashi Ukihashi   See fewer
Daisuke Katô
Fuwa Kazuemon (uncredited) Fuwa Kazuemon (uncredited)   See fewer
Seizaburô Kawazu
Ecchûmori Hosokawa (uncredited) Ecchûmori Hosokawa (uncredited)   See fewer
Tsuruzô Nakamura
Denemon (uncredited) Denemon (uncredited)   See fewer
Mieko Takamine
Omino, Isogai's fiancee (uncredited) Omino, Isogai's fiancee (uncredited)   See fewer
Yôko Umemura
Toda (uncredited) Toda (uncredited)   See fewer
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