Chûshingura (1962) [N/A]
Featuring:
Yûzô Kayama, Chûsha Ichikawa, Toshirô Mifune
Written by:
Toshio Yasumi
Directed by:
Hiroshi Inagaki
Release Date:
November 3, 1962
Original Title:
忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻
Alternate Titles:
47 Ronin
47 Samurai
Chushingura
Chushingura: 47 Samurai
Chûshingura
Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki
Os Vingadores
The Loyal 47 Ronin
忠臣蔵 花の巻 雪の巻
Genres:
Action | Drama | History
Production Companies:
TOHO
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 207
Japan's Supreme Screen Classic
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
A young lord attempts to combat the corruption endemic to the Shogunate bureaucracy, only to be placed in an impossible conflict of duties. He refuses to pay the "customary" bribe expected by a Chancellor sent from the Shogunate to teach him the etiquette for receiving envoys from the Emperor. In revenge, the Chancellor goads the lord into drawing his sword when the envoys are present, a crime punishable by death. The young lord is forced to commit ritual suicide for this crime. His vassals are ordered to turn over their lords estate for confiscation, forbidden to take revenge for their lords death, then disbanded as a clan. To obey the Shogun, the lords former samurai must follow those orders, but to be loyal to oaths they swore to their lord and have justice, they must avenge him. This conflict of obligations is the primary dilemma in Japanese society, which is why this story is considered their national epic. The story is richly woven and the film worth seeing for the gorgeous art works, buildings, and costumes of 18th century Japan alone. Written by Mike O'Brien
