Home
search
more | tips
IMDb > Genroku Chûshingura (1941)

Genroku Chûshingura (1941) More at IMDbPro »

Photos (see all 7 | slideshow)

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   433 votes
MOVIEmeter: ?
Down 7% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers:
Kenichiro Hara (writer)
Seika Mayama (play)
more
Contact:
View company contact information for The 47 Ronin on IMDbPro.
Release Date:
March 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | History more
Plot:
Lord Asano resists a bribery attempt by a member of the Shogun's court. His honesty, however, is useless against the corruption of the administration... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
We've seen more simplistic and bombastic propaganda, to be sure more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Yoshizaburo Arashi ... Lord Takuminokami Asano
Utaemon Ichikawa ... Tsunatoyo Tokugawa
Daisuke Katô ... Fuwa Kazuemon
Chojuro Kawarasaki ... Kuranosuke Oishi
Kunitaro Kawarazaki ... Jurozaemon Isogai
Seizaburô Kawazu ... Lord Etchumori Hosokawa
Mantoyo Mimasu ... Kozunosuke Kira
Mitsuko Miura ... Yosenin, Asano's wife
Kanemon Nakamura ... Sukeimon Tomimori
Mieko Takamine ... Omino, Isogai's fiancee
more
Create a character page for: ?

Additional Details

Also Known As:
47 Samurai
Chushingura
Loyal 47 of the Genroku Era
The 47 Ronin (USA)
The Loyal 47 Ronin
more
Runtime:
241 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:13

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Based on a true story, a version of which can be read in Jorge Luis Borges's short story collection, 'A Universal History of Infamy', under the title 'The Uncivil Teacher of Etiquette, Kotsuke no Suke'. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Aru eiga-kantoku no shogai (1975) more

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
We've seen more simplistic and bombastic propaganda, to be sure, 1 July 2007
10/10
Author: Arca1943 from Montréal, Canada

Yes, the pace is slow, yes the movie is long; especially to our eyes used to modern (?) movie-making of the recent years that knows only two rhythms, ultra-fast and ultra-ultra-fast. Yet the story of those 47 ronins, at least for those of us patient enough to enter it, to let themselves flow into it, is all in all very interesting and says a lot about 18th-century Japan. This movie is remarkably well constructed and acted and while the rhythm is slow, it is also implacable : the good side of having a slow rhythm is that you can eventually accelerate, something that ultra-fast doesn't allow.

But most of all, I notice this : for a film that was supposed to take place into a war-propaganda effort, I do find this tribute to the traditional virtues of the Japanese warrior to be remarkably sober in tone and almost completely devoid of any rhetoric. So, I am not at all surprised to learn that it was a commercial insuccess when it was released in 1941 Japan : for the spirit and inspiration of 'The 47 Ronins' are much too elevated to fit the ultranationalist hysteria of the times.

Was the above comment useful to you?
more

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Genroku Chûshingura (1941)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Daisuke Kato as Yasubei? counterrevolutionary
Silent Japanese Cinema mothboy88
more

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Chushingura - Hana no maki yuki no maki Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima Jigokumon Chûshingura [Go] Ran
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Full cast and crew Company credits External reviews
IMDb Drama section IMDb Japan section Add this title to MyMovies

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Update' button will take you through a step-by-step process.