The 47 Ronin (1942)
With Daisuke Katō, Masao Shimizu, Ichikawa Utaemon, Isamu Kosugi, Mitsuko Miura, Seizaburō Kawazu, Arashi Yoshisaburō V, Kawarasaki Chōjūrō IV
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
The 47 Ronin (元禄 忠臣蔵, Genroku Chūshingura; "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers of the Genroku Era") is a black-and-white two-part jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, adapted from a play by Seika Mayama. The first part was released on December 1, 1941, with the second part being released on February 11 of the following year. The film depicts the legendary forty-seven Ronin and their plot to avenge the death of their lord, Asano Naganori, by killing Kira Yoshinaka, a shogunate official responsible for Asano being forced to commit seppuku.
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