The Loyal 47 Ronin (1932)
1932 · 2h 19m · Drama
Genres: Drama
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier.
Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Writers: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Cinematography: Kōhei Sugiyama
Cast
Jusaburo Bando as Kuranosuke ÔishiKazuo Hasegawa as Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)Utaemon Ichikawa as Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei KakimiYukichi Iwata as Kurobee ŌnoHideo Fujino as HyobuSôjin Kamiyama as Kozukenosuke KiraKōkichi Takada as Sezaemon OishiMasao Hori as Soemon Hara / Kusama KatsunosukeEigorō Onoe as Heihachiro KobayashiKōtarō Bandō as Shinzaemon KatsutaShoichi Nodera as Yahee HoribeHideo Takeda as Gon'uemon ŌkuboMore like this
Girl in the Box (2016)Hands of Stone (2016)Samurai Rebellion (1967)Resurrecting the Champ (2007)Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher (2022)The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)Tokyo Fist (1995)Embattled (2020)