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Kon Ichikawa's 47 Ronin DVD
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DVD-9
1 - North America
18+
129 min
1994
16:9
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Kon Ichikawa
Hiroshi Takeyama, Kaneo Ikegami, Kon Ichikawa
Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Rie Miyazawa
Contains Violence, Honor, and Selfless Sacrifice
© 1994 Toho Co., Ltd./NTV/Suntory

They pledged their lives to avenge their master

A timeless tale of honor and revenge, the 47 Ronin is the true story of group of samurai who became ronin (masterless samurai) after their Lord was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official, Kira Yoshinaka, who had insulted him. After patiently waiting and planning for over a year, they executed a daring assault on Lord Kira's estate, and exacted their revenge, in the full knowledge that they would themselves be forced to commit seppuku to atone for their crime.

This famous true tale of the Samurai has been adapted into just about every form of entertainment over the years, including Books, Plays, Films, TV series, and Manga.

Now Master Director Kon Ichikawa presents a new interpretation of this classic tale of honor, loyalty, and cold vengeance.

  • Winner of multiple awards, including:
    • 51th Venice International Film Festival, Special Invitation.
    • 7th Tokyo International Film Festival, Special Jury Prize
  • The most beloved true story of vengeance and loyalty in Japan, which has been dramatized numerous times in films, TV series, plays, books, comics, and more.
  • This version adds new dimensions to the classic story, as it focuses on behind the scenes events that led up to the famous attack of the ronin.
  • For a more traditional telling of this classic tale, consider The Loyal 47 Ronin, also available from AnimEigo.
"...filled with absolutely stunning performances" -- Inside Pulse
"The film therefore gives a lot to Takakura, "Japan's Eastwood," to shoulder with his performance, and he's very much up to the task" -- Turner Classic Movies
"The performance by Ken Takakura as Oishi is remarkable. He has an electrifying screen presence..." -- Cinegeek
"...a great samurai movie that shows not only superior combat footage, but also the subterfuge and politics that come into play when trying to launch an assault" -- AnimeRadius