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Original title: 元禄忠臣蔵
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast: Daisuke Katō Masao Shimizu Ichikawa Utaemon Isamu Kosugi Mitsuko Miura Seizaburō Kawazu
Premiere: December 1, 1941
Running time: 223 min
Country: Japan

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. The first part was released on December 1, 1941, with the second part being released on February 11 of the following year. 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.

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The 47 Ronin is a movie (1941) from Japan. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Starring Daisuke Katō, Masao Shimizu, Ichikawa Utaemon, Isamu Kosugi and Mitsuko Miura. Running time: 223 min.

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