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.
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Ken Takakura
Kuranosuke Oishi
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Matashiro Irobe
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Kon Ichikawa Director · Kaneo Ikegami Screenplay Yo Takeyama Screenplay
First release October 22, 1994 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Toho Pictures
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TOHO
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Nippon Television Network Corporation
Production
Suntory
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Tokyo Laboratory
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Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
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Japan
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Original title
四十七人の刺客
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 22, 1994
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