47 Ronin
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.
Top Billed Cast
Ken Takakura
Kuranosuke Oishi
Kiichi Nakai
Matashiro Irobe
Rie Miyazawa
Karu
Koji Ishizaka
Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa
Ruriko Asaoka
Riku
Featured Crew
Kon Ichikawa
Director
Kaneo Ikegami
Screenplay
Yo Takeyama
Screenplay
Kon Ichikawa
Screenplay
Kaneo Ikegami
Original Story
Toshimasa Miyamura
Assistant Director
YoshirÅ Muraki
Production Design
Chizuko Osada
Editor
Ikuko Saito
Costumer
Kazuo Shimomura
Gaffer
Yukio Isohata
Director of Photography
Kensaku Tanikawa
Original Music Composer
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