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THE LOYAL 47 RONIN (DVD)
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THE LOYAL 47 RONIN (DVD)
japans 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 kiras 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.
in this adaptation; kunio watanabe directs an all-star cast; including katsu shintaro; raizo ichikawa; and kazuo hasegawa; in a classic; traditionalist retelling of the story of the 47 ronin that is widely regarded as the best ever made.
Productcode: 37132
Run Time: 166 MINS
Language: JAPANESE
Subtitles: ENGLISH
Screen Format: Widescreen
Category: MOVIE
SubCategories: SAMURAI | SWORDPLAY
Format: DVD
Region: all
Year released: 1958