Movie Description
忠魂義烈 実録忠臣蔵
(1928)Overview
Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly inexperienced, so Lord Kira Kozuke-no suke Yoshinako was given the task of instructing Lord Asano in the customs of the ceremony. On the day of the reception, something went terrible wrong, and Lord Asano attempted to kill Lord Kira. For this, Lord Asano was order to commit seppuku. However, in violation of existing law, Lord Kira was not punished. The ruling Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi eventually confiscated Lord Asano's land and dismissed the samurai that had served him so faithfully, effectively making them all ronin. Two years later, Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshi led a group of samurai loyal to Lord Asano in an attack on Kira's compound. Their aim was to capture and kill him.
Featured Crew
- Director : Shōzō Makino
- Producer : Shōzō Makino
- Writer : Shōtarō Saijō,Itarō Yamagami
- Cast : Kaoru Akiyoshi,Jinichi Amano,Shinobu Araki,Seiichi Arao,Kan Arashi,Kanjūrō Arashi,Kankichirô Arashi,Kanzaburo Arashi,Shirô Arimura,Rokusuke Fujii,Masayoshi Fujioka,Masaru Hanabusa,Yuriko Hanaoka,Kôzô Harada,Kô Hirota
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Facts
Original Title忠魂義烈 実録忠臣蔵
Status Released
Release Information
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1928-03-14
Original Language
Runtime 01h 04m
Production Companiesマキノプロダクション
