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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Cast
- Ken TakakuraKuranosuke Oishi
- Kiichi NakaiMatashiro Irobe
- Rie MiyazawaKaru
- Koji IshizakaYoshiyasu Yanagisawa
- Ruriko AsaokaRiku
- Hisaya MorishigeHyobu Chisaka
- Ryudo UzakiYasubê Horibe
- Tatsuo MatsumuraYahê Horibe
- Hisashi IgawaOkuda
- Gaku YamamotoChûzaemon Yoshida
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- Kon IchikawaDirector
- Kaneo IkegamiScreenplay
- Yo TakeyamaScreenplay
- Kon IchikawaScreenplay
- Yukio IsohataDirector of Photography
- Kensaku TanikawaOriginal Music Composer
- Chizuko OsadaEditor
- Yoshishige ShimataniProducer
- Jun'ichi ShindôProducer
- Hisao NabeshimaProducer
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