The 47 Ronin
In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.
Hana
In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.
The Fall of Ako Castle
This is the story of "The Forty-Seven Ronin." Based on historical events in 1701-2, the movie tells the tale of the Asano clan's downfall and the revenge of its former samurai on the perpetrator of the catastrophe. Lord Asano was goaded, or tricked, into drawing his sword inside the Shogun's palace -- a crime which carried the death penalty. The newly installed Shogun was furious at Asano and ordered all his clan's assets seized, meaning some 20,000 samurai and commoners were unemployed and landless at a stroke. Forty-seven of these ronin (masterless samurai) banded together to take attempt revenge on Lord Kira, who had goaded Asano into drawing his sword.
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Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Seizaburô Kawazu
as
Ecchûmori Hosokawa
Mieko Takamine
as
Omino, Isogai's fiancee
Mitsuko Miura
as
Yôsen'in, Asano's wife
Hirokazu Koreeda
Director
Susumu Terajima
as
Kichiemon Terasaka
Rie Miyazawa
as
Osae
Ryô Kase
as
Sodekichi
Sei Hiraizumi
as
Zenzo
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Mieko Harada
as
Hatsu Hashimoto
Shin'ichi Chiba
as
Kazuemon Fuwa
Toshirô Mifune
as
Tsuchiya
Tôru Minegishi
as
Yasubei Horibe
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