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Chûshingura
“Japan's Supreme Screen Classic”
7.1 / 10• 1962• 3h 27m•NR• Japanese
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Storyline
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Cast & Crew
Matsumoto Hakuō I
Chamberlain Kuranosuke Oishi
Lead
Toshirō Mifune
Genba Tawaraboshi
Takashi Shimura
Hyobu Chishaka
Tatsuya Mihashi
Yasubei Horibe
Yūzō Kayama
Lord Naganori Asano
Akira Takarada
Gunpei Takada
Yōsuke Natsuki
Kinemon Okano
Makoto Satō
Kazuemon Fuwa
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiroshi Inagaki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Chûshingura is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
