The Loyal 47 Ronin
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Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaulting a court official, who will become the target of a merciless revenge.
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Kazuo Hasegawa
Kuranosuke Ôishi
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Kunio Watanabe Director · Fuji Yahiro Screenplay Toshio Tamikado Screenplay
First release April 1, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Pictures Kyoto Studio, Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Pictures Kyoto Studio
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Original title
忠臣蔵
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 1, 1958
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No release date listed for United States.
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