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Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki ( 忠臣蔵 花の巻 雪の巻, Chushingura: Story of Flower, Story of Snow) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki epic film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is based on the story of the forty-seven rōnin. The film stars Toshiro ...
Dec 26, 2019 · Synopsis: After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor. This film has been referred to as the Japanese equivalent of Gone with the Wind. Addeddate. 2019-12-26 20:34:40. Color.
- 415 min
Chushingura: Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. With Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tatsuya Mihashi, Akira Takarada. After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
- (2.3K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- 1963-10-03
Popular reviews. Hiroshi Inagaki made this version of 47 Ronin for Toho's 30th year celebration and the size is a central part of its point: huge all star cast (including Setsuko Hara last part), 3 hour plus running time, wide color images. It is more focused on duty than sacrifice and moves in a methodical but inevitable manner.
- (720)
- TOHO
- Hiroshi Inagaki
The title Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki means Chushingura: Story of Flower, Story of Snow, with chūshingura being the Japanese term used to denote fictionalized renditions of the 47 avenging ronin event. When the movie was released in the United States, it was given the title 47 Samurai. In Australia, it was released as The 47 Ronin ...
The story was told again in the 1962 Toho production by the acclaimed director Hiroshi Inagaki titled Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki. The actor Matsumoto Kōshirō starred as Chamberlain Ōishi Kuranosuke and Toshiro Mifune also appeared in the film. The actress Setsuko Hara retired following her appearance as Riku, wife of Ōishi.
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Chushingura. A young lord, due to efforts to thwart corruption in the Shogunate and not bribe officers, is tricked into drawing his weapon at a meeting with the envoys. The punishment for the act is death and the young lord commits ritual suicide, leaving his 47 samurai warriors without a master: now ronins.
