COLLECTION · Movie · 1994
Forty-Seven Ronin
四十七人の刺客
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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* 7.4 (24)ActionDramaJapan
Directors
Countries
Japan
Studios
Toho Pictures · TOHO · Nippon Television Network Corporation · Suntory · Tokyo Laboratory
Runtime
129 min
Release
22/10/1994
Score
7.4 / 10 (24)
Awards and nominations
- Tokyo International Film Festival 1994: Special Jury Prize: ( Kon Ichikawa )
- Hochi Film Awards 1994: Best Supporting Actor: ( Kiichi Nakai )
- Asia-Pacific Film Festival 1995: Best Music: ( Kensaku Tanikawa )
- Awards of the Japanese Academy 1995: Best Art Direction: ( Yoshirō Muraki )
- Best Editing: ( Chizuko Osada )
- Best Sound: ( Tetsuya Ohashi )
- Best Supporting Actor: ( Kiichi Nakai )
- Kinema Junpo Awards 1995: Best Supporting Actor: ( Kiichi Nakai )
- Mainichi Film Concours 1995: Readers' Choice Award — Best Film: ( Kon Ichikawa )
- Awards of the Japanese Academy 1995: Best Actor: ( Ken Takakura )
- Best Cinematography: ( Yukio Isohata )
- Best Director: ( Kon Ichikawa )
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Keywords
japansamuraibased on novel or bookjidaigekiedo periodtactical warfare
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