Vendetta of Obligation
This is the story of the 47 ronin of the Ako clan who rose up to avenge the brutal death of their beloved master Asano Takumi-no-kami after his failed attack on the vile Lord Kira led to his being ordered to commit ritual suicide in a garden on the grounds of the shogun's palace.
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Kōtarō Satomi
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Toshio Masuda Director · Gihō Sugiyama Screenplay
First release December 30, 1985 · Produced in Japan · Original title 忠臣蔵
Production
Nippon Television Network Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
忠臣蔵
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 30, 1985
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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