Chûshingura

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.

Creators and cast

Directors

Hiroshi Inagaki

Producers

Sanezumi Fujimoto, Hiroshi Inagaki, Tomoyuki Tanaka

Cast

Matsumoto Hakuō I, Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yūzō Kayama, Akira Takarada