47 Ronin, Part 2 Movie Review 1942

Second half of the film in which the famous Japanese folklore tale of Lord Asano and his warriors is told. The film follows Asano's samurai as they commit themselves to avenging their leader in 1703. In Japanese with English subtitles.

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 108 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Japan, Samurai

Screenplay

Kenchiro Hara, Yoshikata Yoda

Cast

Yoshisaburo Arashi, Utaemon Ichikawa, Chojuro Kawarazaki, Kunitaro Kawarazaki, Mantoyo Mimasu

Cinematography

Kohei Sugiyama

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Music

Shiro Fukai