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In March of 1701, Asano, a young provincial lord invited to attend formal ceremonies at the Shogun’s castle, receives special instructions in etiquette for the occasion, but neglects to pay the customary gratuity to his instructor, Kira. Kira insults Asano publicly for the slight, prompting the outraged Asano to draw his sward against the older man within the castle, a capital offense. Asano is then forced to commit seppuku and his fief is confiscated, his retainers dispersed. Twenty-one months later, after making elaborate plans, forty-seven of Asano’s loyal retainers attack Kira’s mansion on a snowy night and take their revenge. Though their vendetta was criminal, the forty-seven attract the sympathies of the public and government alike and are allowed the privilege of dying honourably at their own hands.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintaro Katsu

Released: March 31, 1958

Runtime: 166.0

Popularity Rating: 0.669

Daiei Studios

Japan

Kuranosuke Oishi Kazuo Hasegawa
Genzo Akagaki Shintaro Katsu
Takuminokami Asano Raizo Ichikawa
Spy Machiko Kyo
Yosen'in Fujiko Yamamoto
Dayu Ukihashi Michiyo Kogure
Riku Oishi Chikage Awashima
Carpenter's Daughter Ayako Wakao
Kozukenosuke Kira Osamu Takizawa
Tsunanori Uesugi Eiji Funakoshi
Shinzaemon Katsuta Keizo Kawasaki
Hyobu Chisaka Eitaro Ozawa
Jubei Otake Takashi Shimura
Kin'emon Okano Koji Tsuruta
Denpachiro Tamon Yataro Kurokawa

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Writing — Screenplay: Fuji Yahiro
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