Released:
1994-10-22

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.

Director:
Kon Ichikawa

Runtime:
2h 9min

Genre:
Action, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Ken Takakura
  as
  Kuranosuke Oishi
• 
  Kiichi Nakai
  as
  Matashiro Irobe
• 
  Rie Miyazawa
  as
  Karu
• 
  Koji Ishizaka
  as
  Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa
• 
  Ruriko Asaoka
  as
  Riku