Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
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47 Ronin Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Shigeru Kôyama
He was 65, 87 years old when he died
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as Jûnai Onodera |
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Ken Takakura
He was 63, 83 years old when he died
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as Kuranosuke Oishi |
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Hisashi Igawa
He was 57, now 87 years old
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as Okuda |
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Rie Miyazawa
She was 21, now 51 years old
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as Karu |
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Renji Ishibashi
He was 53, now 82 years old
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as Heihachirô Kobayashi |
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Hisaya Morishige
He was 81, 96 years old when he died
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as Hyobu Chisaka |
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Kiichi Nakai
He was 33, now 62 years old
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as Matashiro Irobe |
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Ryûdô Uzaki
He was 48, now 78 years old
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as Yasubê Horibe |
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Saburo Ishikura
He was 47, now 77 years old
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Tatsuo Matsumura
He was 79, 90 years old when he died
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as Yahê Horibe |
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Kōji Ishizaka
He was 53, now 82 years old
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as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa |
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Ruriko Asaoka
She was 54, now 84 years old
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as Riku |
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Isao Bito
He was 50, now 80 years old
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Jun Hashizume
He was 34, now 63 years old
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Gaku Yamamoto
He was 57, now 87 years old
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as Chûzaemon Yoshida |
47 Ronin Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Kaneo Ikegami as Screenplay. He was 71 (83) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Kon Ichikawa as Director. He was 78 (92) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kon Ichikawa as Screenplay. He was 78 (92) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Yō Takeyama as Screenplay. He was 48 (now 78) years old
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Writing |
