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Writer:
Toshio Yasumi (screenplay)
Release Date:
3 October 1963 (USA)
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Plot:
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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(4 articles)
Master of Japanese cinema
(From The Guardian - Film News. 22 June 2012, 4:03 PM, PDT)
Keanu Reeves Talks about Samurai Film ‘47 Ronin’
(From LatinoReview. 24 May 2011, 6:27 PM, PDT)
47 Ronin get a director
(From HeyUGuys. 18 November 2009, 9:45 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 22 June 2012, 4:03 PM, PDT)
Keanu Reeves Talks about Samurai Film ‘47 Ronin’
(From LatinoReview. 24 May 2011, 6:27 PM, PDT)
47 Ronin get a director
(From HeyUGuys. 18 November 2009, 9:45 AM, PST)
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Hiroshi Inagaki | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Toshio Yasumi | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Sanezumi Fujimoto | .... | producer | |
| Hiroshi Inagaki | .... | producer | |
| Edward Landberg | .... | producer (1966 US version) | |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Akira Ifukube | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Kazuo Yamada | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Kôichi Iwashita | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Kisaku Ito | |||
Production Management | |||
| Shôtarô Kawakami | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Teruo Maru | .... | assistant director | |
| Masahiro Takase | .... | chief assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Hiroshi Ueda | .... | assistant art director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Yoshio Nishikawa | .... | sound recordist | |
| Hisashi Shimonaga | .... | sound mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Eiji Tsuburaya | .... | special effects director | |
Stunts | |||
| Ryû Kuze | .... | fight choreographer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Shoshichi Kojima | .... | lighting technician | |
| Matsuo Yoshizaki | .... | still photographer | |
Other crew | |||
| Steve Barger | .... | subtitler (US video version) | |
| Audie Bock | .... | subtitle editor (US video version) | |
| Ryû Kuze | .... | swordplay choreographer | |
| Kiyokata Seruwaka | .... | choreographer | |
| Herman G. Weinberg | .... | subtitler: English | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Toho Company (1962) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Toho Company (1963) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Berkley Cinema Guild (1966) (USA) (re-release)
- Beverly Films (1966) (re-release)
- East West Classics (USA)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Chûshingura" - Japan (original title)
"47 Samurai" - USA
"Chushingura: 47 Samurai" - USA (reissue title)
"Chushingura: The Loyal 47 Retainers" - USA (DVD box title)
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"47 Samurai" - USA
"Chushingura: 47 Samurai" - USA (reissue title)
"Chushingura: The Loyal 47 Retainers" - USA (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
207 min | USA:100 min (second release) | USA:108 min (first release) | USA:204 min (1966 re-issue)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Certification:
Australia:M | Australia:PG (DVD rating)
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I have actually seen this film several times because it was my college boyfriend's favorite movie and I was dragged to the local art house to see it 5 times. But I have to say I found something new in it each time. While I agree with the previous reviewer that it can be confusing, the story is legendary in Japan and the film makers didn't feel the need to explain elements the Japanese audience would be familiar with. I suggest a second viewing will make it more coherent. I have yet to see a more recent samurai/martial arts film match the suspense and beauty of the snow scene or the heartbreak at the end of the first half. It is a visually rich and rewarding movie experience.