The 47 Ronin – Kenji Mizoguchi, 1941
The 47 Ronin (V.O. Genroku Chûshingura) Japan, 1941 Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Screenplay: Kenichiro Hara, Seika Mayama, Yoshikata Yoda Cast: Chôjûrô Kawarasaki, (Kuranosuke Ooishi), Kan’emon Nakamura (Sukeimon Tomimori), Kunitarô Kawarazaki (Jurôzaemon Isogai), Yoshizaburo Arashi (Takuminokami Asano), Chôemon Bandô (Sôemon Hara) Plot Japan, Tokugawa era, early 18th century. In the corridors of …