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47 Ronin (1994 film)

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is a 1994 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is another version of the Chshingura, the story of the revenge of the forty-seven rnin of Ako against Lord Kira.

Plot



The story of the forty-seven rnin has been depicted in many ways, with each version focusing the emphasis on different parts of the storythe rivalry of Lords Asano and Kira, Asano's assault on Kira, Asano's sentence of seppuku immediately afterward, and the revenge attack 21 months later against Kira by the forty-seven loyal retainers. Oishi Kuranosuke, Asano's chamberlain and the head of the 47 samurai, is often the primary character, and his actions are often held up as the epitome of bushido, the honor code of the samurai.

In this telling, the emphasis is on the preparation for and the attack on Kira's castle. The immediate reactions to Lord Asano's assault on Lord Kira are shown in flashback, and Lord Asano and the actual assault are barely shown at all.

Unlike other versions of the story, Oishi Kuranosuke does not pretend to descend into a life of debauchery, and Kira is shown as expecting the attack.

Cast



*Ken Takakura Kuranosuke ishi

*Kiichi Nakai Matashir Irobe

*Koichi Iwaki Kazuemon Fuwa

*Ryudo Uzaki Yasubei Horibe

*Tatsuo Matsumura Yahei Horibe

*Misa Shimizu Hori

*Koichi Iwaki : Fuwa Kazuemon

*Atsuo Nakamura : Hara Semon

*Shigeru Kyama : Onodera Junai

*Hisashi Igawa : Okuda Magodayou

*Akiji Kobayashi : no Kurobei

*Jun Hashizume : Asano Takuminokami

*Nenji Kobayashi : Shindo Genshiro

*K Nishimura : Kira Yoshinaka

*Kji Ishizaka : Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu

*Ruriko Asaoka : Riku

*Hisaya Morishige : Chisaka

Accolades



Won

*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: (Yoshir 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)

Nominated

*Awards of the Japanese Academy 1995:

**Best Actor: (Ken Takakura)

**Best Cinematography: (Yukio Isohata)

**Best Director: (Kon Ichikawa)

**Best Film

**Best Lighting: (Kazuo Shimomura)

**Best Music Score: (Kensaku Tanikawa)

**Best Screenplay: (Kon Ichikawa, Kaneo Ikegami & Hiroshi Takeyama)

References




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