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Chushingura

Original title: Chûshingura
  • 1962
  • 3h 27m
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7.6/10
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Chushingura (1962)
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After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

  • Director
    • Hiroshi Inagaki
  • Writer
    • Toshio Yasumi
  • Stars
    • Yûzô Kayama
    • Chûsha Ichikawa
    • Tatsuya Mihashi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    2.2K
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    • Director
      • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Writer
      • Toshio Yasumi
    • Stars
      • Yûzô Kayama
      • Chûsha Ichikawa
      • Tatsuya Mihashi
    • 25User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Toshirô Mifune in Chushingura (1962)
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    Akihiko Hirata in Chushingura (1962)
    Setsuko Hara in Chushingura (1962)

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    Yûzô Kayama
    Yûzô Kayama
    • Takuminokami Asano
    Chûsha Ichikawa
    • Kôzukenosuke Kira
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    • Yasubei Horibe
    Akira Takarada
    Akira Takarada
    • Gunbei Takada
    Yôsuke Natsuki
    Yôsuke Natsuki
    • Kin'emon Okano
    Makoto Satô
    Makoto Satô
    • Kazuemon Fuwa
    Tadao Takashima
    Tadao Takashima
    • Jûjirô Hazama
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    Seizaburô Kawazu
    • Chûzaemon Yoshida
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Hyôbu Chisaka
    Daisuke Katô
    Daisuke Katô
    • Kichiemon Terasaka
    Keiju Kobayashi
    Keiju Kobayashi
    • Awajinokami Wakisaka
    Ryô Ikebe
    Ryô Ikebe
    • Chikara Tsuchiya
    Setsuko Hara
    Setsuko Hara
    • Riku
    Yôko Tsukasa
    Yôko Tsukasa
    • Yôzen'in
    Reiko Dan
    Reiko Dan
    • Okaru
    Yuriko Hoshi
    Yuriko Hoshi
    • Otsuya
    Yumi Shirakawa
    • Ume
    Kumi Mizuno
    Kumi Mizuno
    • Saho
    • Director
      • Hiroshi Inagaki
    • Writer
      • Toshio Yasumi
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    • Trivia
      The final film of Setsuko Hara, before she announced her retirement in 1963.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally released in Japan in two parts.
    • Connections
      Featured in Best in Action: 1962 (2018)

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    9/10
    A beautiful tribute to Japan's most famous true story
    In 1962, Toho Ltd. released "Chuchingura" as an anniversary piece. At nearly four hours' length, it almost requires a devotion to Japanese cinema and the culture's many nuances to appreciate. But it is exquisitely filmed in Toho Vision, right down to the fluttering cherry blossoms and snow tumbling from trees, and the costumes, sets and makeup win my awards for best I've seen from Tokyo. Having been to Japan and studied Japanese literature and language in the '60s, it was fairly easy for me to get into the story. Indeed, it has been written about many times, and anyone who has read one of the stories should be able to follow the plot. Like many epic films, it begins to bog down in the center, as the ronin go their separate ways and take up all matters of industry and living conditions, fall in love or not, waiting for the day of retribution. We are led up to that point with the unfolding of the drama behind the story. The fast-paced conclusion brings it all together and ends, rather abruptly I thought, with a narrative about what happens once the deed was fulfilled. It's a story of loyalty and courage to the nth degree. The bushido code is one of Japan's most revered cultural elements and it is celebrated here. If you can tolerate the length, the film is definitely worth a look, if for no other reason than to understand more about what the Japanese samurai life in the 18th and 19th centuries was like.
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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 47 Samurai
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 27 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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