Released:
1962-09-09

Overview:
In the 15th year of the Genroku era (1688), the world praised the 47 ronin who avenged the death of their master Asano Takumi-no-kami. Shogun Tsunayoshi, who ruled at that time, experienced difficulties in what punishment to impose on the soldiers. As a result, it was decided to sentence them to seppuku (ritual suicide).

Director:
Tatsuo Ōsone

Runtime:
1h 22min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Ennosuke Ichikawa
  as
  Kuranosuke Oishi
• 
  Danko Ichikawa
  as
  Chikara Oishi
• 
  Shōgo Shimada
  as
  Ogyu Sorai
• 
  Mariko Okada
  as
  Okatsu
• 
  Shima Iwashita
  as
  Oshima