Les 47 Rōnin
/
四十七人の刺客
director:
Kon Ichikawa
playwright:
Yo Takeyama
/
Kon Ichikawa
/
Kaneo Ikegami
actor:
Ken Takakura
/
Kiichi Nakai
/
Rie Miyazawa
/
Koji Ishizaka
/
Ruriko Asaoka
…
genre:
Action
/
Drama
language:
Japanese
length: 2h 9m
release date: 1994-10-22
IMDb: tt0111170
四十七人の刺客
overview
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.