The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

Japanese movie poster
Directed by Kunio Watanabe
Produced by Masaichi Nagata
Screenplay by Kunio Watanabe
Fuji Yahiro
Masaharu Matsumura
Toshio Tamikado
Music by Ichirō Saitō
Cinematography Takashi Watanabe
Production
company
Distributed by Daiei Film
Release dates
  • April 1, 1958 (1958-04-01)
Running time
 166 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵 Chūshingura) is a 1958 color jidaigeki (period drama) Japanese film directed by Kunio Watanabe. With box office earnings of ¥410 million, it was the most successful film of 1958 in Japan.[1] Furthermore, it was the second highest grossing film of the 1950s.[2]

Plot

The Loyal 47 Ronin tells the true tale of a group of samurai who became rōnin (leaderless samurai) after their daimyo (feudal lord) Asano Naganori was compelled to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official, Kira Yoshinaka, who had insulted him. After carefully planning for over a year, they execute a daring assault on their sworn enemy's estate, and exact their revenge, knowing that they themselves would be forced to share their Lord's fate to atone for their crime.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of the most successful Japanese films of the 1950s". Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  2. ↑ "List of Japanese box office records of the 1950s". Retrieved 2015-02-27.
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