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The 47 Ronin, Part 1

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The 47 Ronin, Part 1
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1hr 51min
Release:
1941
Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
Gonjuro Kawarazaki, Ganemon Nakamura, Kunitaro Kawarasaki  ...more
Synopsis: Produced over a two-year period, Kenji Mizoguchi's version of the oft-filmed Seika Mayama story The 47 Ronin was too big to be confined to a single film. Thus, it was released in two parts, each running between 105 and 115 minutes. The story begins in feudal Japan in December of 1701, when warrior leader Lord Asano is tricked into committing Hara-Kiri. Oishi, Asano's loyal clansman, holds the wicked Lord Kira responsible. 14 months after Arano's death, Oishi assembles 47 loyal Ronin (samurai) to ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
Because many of Kenji Mizoguchi's early films from the silent and early sound era have been lost and because much of his reputation rests on such late-career masterworks as The Life of Oharu and Ugetsu, it's possible to overlook this mid-career epic. The stylistic elements are all in place: elegant composition, minimal cutting, subtle but telling use of a tracking camera, and concern with psychology ... Full Review
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