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  • The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
  • Not Rated
    166 min | Drama
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Not Rated
166 min | Drama

Japan's timeless tale of honor and revenge, the Loyal 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...See moreJapan's timeless tale of honor and revenge, the Loyal 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. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Writers
Fuji Yahiro (screenplay) | Toshio Tamikado (screenplay) | Masaharu Matsumura (screenplay) | Kunio Watanabe (screenplay)
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Updated Apr 1, 1958

Release date
Apr 1, 1958 (Japan)

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91 cast members
Name Known for
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kuranosuke Ôishi Kuranosuke Ôishi   See fewer
Shintarô Katsu
Genzô Akagaki Genzô Akagaki   See fewer
Kôji Tsuruta
Kin'emon Okano Kin'emon Okano   See fewer
Raizô Ichikawa
Takuminokami Asano Takuminokami Asano   See fewer
Machiko Kyô
Orui (spy) Orui (spy)   See fewer
Fujiko Yamamoto
Yôsen'in Yôsen'in   See fewer
Michiyo Kogure
Dayû Ukihashi Dayû Ukihashi   See fewer
Chikage Awashima
Riku Ôishi Riku Ôishi   See fewer
Ayako Wakao
Orin (carpenter's daughter) Orin (carpenter's daughter)   See fewer
Osamu Takizawa
Kôzukenosuke Kira Kôzukenosuke Kira   See fewer
Yatarô Kurokawa
Denpachirô Tamon Denpachirô Tamon   See fewer
Eiji Funakoshi
Tsunanori Uesugi Tsunanori Uesugi   See fewer
Keizô Kawasaki
Shinzaemon Katsuta Shinzaemon Katsuta   See fewer
Eitarô Ozawa
Hyôbu Chisaka Hyôbu Chisaka   See fewer
Takashi Shimura
Jûbei Ôtake Jûbei Ôtake   See fewer
Ganjirô Nakamura
Gorobei Kakimi Gorobei Kakimi   See fewer
Chieko Higashiyama
Otaka (Ôishi's mother) Otaka (Ôishi's mother)   See fewer
Tamao Nakamura
Midori (Asano's chambermaid) Midori (Asano's chambermaid)   See fewer
Michiko Ai
Karumo (prostitute) Karumo (prostitute)   See fewer
Riko Hasegawa
Kôbai Kôbai   See fewer
Noriko Hodaka
Yûgiri Yûgiri   See fewer
Kazuko Wakamatsu
Osugi (Shioyama's maidservant) Osugi (Shioyama's maidservant)   See fewer
Aiko Mimasu
Notsubone Toda Notsubone Toda   See fewer
Jun Negami
Sagaminokami Tsuchiya Sagaminokami Tsuchiya   See fewer
Narutoshi Hayashi
Yasubei Horibe (as Naritoshi Hayashi) Yasubei Horibe (as Naritoshi Hayashi)   See fewer
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Chikara Ôishi Chikara Ôishi   See fewer
Kenji Sugawara
Awajinokami Wakisaka Awajinokami Wakisaka   See fewer
Bontarô Miake
Masagorô (carpenter) Masagorô (carpenter)   See fewer
Mantarô Ushio
Kinta (townsfolk) Kinta (townsfolk)   See fewer
Masao Shimizu
Dewanokami Yanagisawa Dewanokami Yanagisawa   See fewer
Jun Tazaki
Ikkaku Shimizu Ikkaku Shimizu   See fewer
Sônosuke Sawamura
Kazusanokami Sôda Kazusanokami Sôda   See fewer
Kinzô Shin
Kurobei Ôno Kurobei Ôno   See fewer
Yoshirô Kitahara
Jûjirô Hazama Jûjirô Hazama   See fewer
Hideo Takamatsu
Yajirô Sekine Yajirô Sekine   See fewer
Kappei Matsumoto
Yosobei Kajikawa Yosobei Kajikawa   See fewer
Gen Shimizu
Chûzaemon Yoshida Chûzaemon Yoshida   See fewer
Yûsaku Terashima
Tachû Matsubara Tachû Matsubara   See fewer
Saburô Bôya
Genkichi (townsfolk) Genkichi (townsfolk)   See fewer
Ichirô Ryûzaki
Izaemon Shioyama Izaemon Shioyama   See fewer
Ryôsuke Kagawa
Gengoemon Kataoka Gengoemon Kataoka   See fewer
Hisako Takihana
Emoshichi Yatô's mother Emoshichi Yatô's mother   See fewer
Teruyo Asagumo
Maki (Shioyama's wife) Maki (Shioyama's wife)   See fewer
Yôko Uraji
Yae (Katsuta's wife) Yae (Katsuta's wife)   See fewer
Akiko Hasegawa
Okû (Ôishi's daughter) Okû (Ôishi's daughter)   See fewer
Kimiko Tachibana
Oyae (waitress) Oyae (waitress)   See fewer
Yôko Wakasugi
Oguruma (prostitute) Oguruma (prostitute)   See fewer
Setsuko Hama
Yûnagi (prostitute) Yûnagi (prostitute)   See fewer
Teruko Ômi
Oume (waitress) Oume (waitress)   See fewer
Kazuko Ichikawa
Chonmaru - dancing girl Chonmaru - dancing girl   See fewer
Keiko Fujita
Momiji (prostitute) Momiji (prostitute)   See fewer
Shinobu Araki
Yahei Horibe Yahei Horibe   See fewer
Ryûichi Ishii
Tadashichi Takebayashi Tadashichi Takebayashi   See fewer
Shôsaku Sugiyama
Kazuemon Fuwa Kazuemon Fuwa   See fewer
Saburô Date
Jûheiji Sugino Jûheiji Sugino   See fewer
Ryônosuke Azuma
Master samurai in headquarters Master samurai in headquarters   See fewer
Mitsusaburô Ramon
Riemon Torii (Kira's man) Riemon Torii (Kira's man)   See fewer
Eigorô Onoe
Yaichirô Niimi (Kira's man) Yaichirô Niimi (Kira's man)   See fewer
Shôzô Nanbu
Hikoemon Yasui Hikoemon Yasui   See fewer
Fujio Harumoto
Ukyôdayû Tamura Ukyôdayû Tamura   See fewer
Ichirô Izawa
Isuke Maebara Isuke Maebara   See fewer
Tatsuo Hanabu
Heiemon Mugi Heiemon Mugi   See fewer
Ryûji Shinagawa
Gengo Ôtaka Gengo Ôtaka   See fewer
Shôji Umewaka
Emoshichi Yatô Emoshichi Yatô   See fewer
Toshio Chiba
Heihachirô Yamaoka Heihachirô Yamaoka   See fewer
Shintarô Saijô
Sakyônosuke Date Sakyônosuke Date   See fewer
Ichirô Amano
Mankichi (man in restaurant) Mankichi (man in restaurant)   See fewer
Kin'ya Ichikawa
Townsman Townsman   See fewer
Yôichi Funaki
Yogorô Kanzaki Yogorô Kanzaki   See fewer
Kazue Tamaki
Kanroku Chikamatsu Kanroku Chikamatsu   See fewer
Seishirô Hara
Heihachirô Kobayashi Heihachirô Kobayashi   See fewer
Daisuke Fujima
Densuke Kurahashi Densuke Kurahashi   See fewer
Yasuhiko Shima
Kyûnoshin Aoki Kyûnoshin Aoki   See fewer
Yûshi Hamada
Palanquin bearer Palanquin bearer   See fewer
Kôichi Katsuragi
Sôemon Hara Sôemon Hara   See fewer
Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka
Yoichiemon Sudô (Kira's man) Yoichiemon Sudô (Kira's man)   See fewer
Okuzan Asao
Jûnai Onodera Jûnai Onodera   See fewer
Ichirô Takakura
Matanojô Shiota Matanojô Shiota   See fewer
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Kichiemon Terasaki Kichiemon Terasaki   See fewer
Jun Fujikawa
Magoshirô Soeta (Kira's man) Magoshirô Soeta (Kira's man)   See fewer
Kan Ueda
Newspaper seller Newspaper seller   See fewer
Yukio Horikita
Shinpachirô Yamayoshi (Kira's man) Shinpachirô Yamayoshi (Kira's man)   See fewer
Sumao Ishihara
Clerk in Headquarters Clerk in Headquarters   See fewer
Masayoshi Kikuno
Heidayû Waku Heidayû Waku   See fewer
Tadashi Iwata
Jirôzaemon Mimura Jirôzaemon Mimura   See fewer
Tokio Oki
Government official inspector-general Government official inspector-general   See fewer
Kiyoshi Kasuga
Kira's man Kira's man   See fewer
Yû Sakurai
Kira's man Kira's man   See fewer
Takaji Fukui
Kira's man (as Ryûji Fukui) Kira's man (as Ryûji Fukui)   See fewer
Keiko Koyanagi
Actress Actress   See fewer
Reiko Kongô
Actress Actress   See fewer
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