47 Ronin

• 7.4 Action
• 1994-10-22
• 129 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Ken Takakura (Kuranosuke Oishi) Kiichi Nakai (Matashiro Irobe) Rie Miyazawa (Karu) Koji Ishizaka (Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa) Ruriko Asaoka (Riku) Hisaya Morishige (Hyobu Chisaka) Ryudo Uzaki (Yasubê Horibe) Tatsuo Matsumura (Yahê Horibe) Hisashi Igawa (Okuda) Gaku Yamamoto (Chûzaemon Yoshida)

Director:

Kon Ichikawa

Writer:

Yo Takeyama Kon Ichikawa Kaneo Ikegami