The 47 Ronin (Part 1 & 2) (1941) DVD Region 1 (Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Instead, Mizoguchi chose for his source Mayama Chūshingura, a cerebral play dealing with the story. At last, the answer comes: one by one they must commit suicide. Earlier, drawing his blade inside the castle against the arrogant sophisticate Kira had earned Asano a warrior death by seppuku. The temple is about a 1-minute walk from the A2 Exit. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi • 1941 • Japan. After the death of their master over a breach in palace etiquette, the 47 samurai spent years plotting their revenge against the man responsible for his death. 4:24. It is the subject of countless books, plays, and movies. Renowned by postwar scholars, "The 47 Ronin" is director Kenji Mizoguchi's (Ugetsu) poetic and complex retelling of the classic Japanese legend. Jennings. EPISODE 37 The 47 Ronin (Part 2) 2018-07-26. 47 samurai avenge the death of their lord in Kenji Mizoguchi's take on the famous historical event. isn't exactly news anybody familiar with the 2013 Keanu Reeves-starring flick would expect to hear. 47 samurai avenge the death of their lord in Kenji Mizoguchi's take on the famous historical event. Genroku Chûshingura (The 47 Ronin) Quotes. Your feedback is confidential and will be used to help improve this page. The 47 Ronin (元禄 忠臣蔵, Genroku Chūshingura, "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers of the Genroku Era") is a black-and-white two-part jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, adapted from a play by Seika Mayama. [4], Part One was a commercial failure at a cost of ¥530,000,[5] having been released in Japan one week before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Stream The 47 Ronin Part 1 on HBO Max. The tale of the 47 Ronin is one of the most renowned revenge tales to ever come out of Japan. Legends of the Hidden Temple Se3 - Ep40 The War Fan of the 47 Ronin HD Watch. Legends of the Hidden Temple - S 3 E 3 - The War Fan of the Forty-seven Ronin. The 47 Ronin has a large scale for a Mizoguchi film, though mostly it is an almost four hour film of people kneeling and talking.Made as a morale booster during World War Two, it was meant to exemplify the loyalty, sacrifice, persistance, and honour people were expected to uphold in difficult times. Black & White. This is not shown on the screen but is reported in a letter to Asano's wife, who has returned to her father. The story has been made into a movie at least six times in Japan, and most recently it was made into an American movie, titled “47 Ronin,” which was released in 2013. The Japanese military and most audiences found the first part to be too serious, but the studio and Mizoguchi both regarded it as so important that Part Two was put into production, despite lukewarm reception for Part One. Then one night, mid-December in 1702, the 47 ronin attacked Kira's mansion. The film follows Asano's samurai as they commit themselves to avenging their leader in 1703. After laying Kira's head on Asano's grave and formally making a report of their actions before it, the forty-seven turn themselves in to the authorities. Report. The film depicts the legendary forty-seven Ronin and their plot to avenge the death of their lord, Asano Naganori, by killing Kira Yoshinaka, a shogunate official responsible for Asano being forced to commit seppuku. Almost two years after the death of Asano, the forty-seven assemble in Edo and stage an attack on Kira's residence, resulting in Kira and several of his followers being killed. The blade that took Asano 's wife, who has returned to her father a 1-minute walk from the Exit. His directorial debut country samurai had become base and Oishi was spat upon in the honourable samurai way of come! 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