The 47 Ronin (1941)
• December 8th, 1941 • 3h 43min
Drama, History
Overview
In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Taboo
Released on: 1999-12-18
Drama, History, Thriller
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors ar...
As You Like It
Released on: 2006-09-01
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind a...
Sakuran
Released on: 2006-12-07
History, Drama
Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwa...
Hana
Released on: 2006-06-03
Action, Drama, History, Comedy
In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge t...
Love and Honor
Released on: 2006-12-01
Drama, Romance
A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in ...
Incident at Blood Pass
Released on: 1970-04-21
Action, Drama
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near th...
Sansho the Bailiff
Released on: 1954-03-31
Drama
In medieval Japan, a woman and her children journey to find the family's patriarch, who was exiled y...
Bridgeport: The Movie
Released on: 2025-01-15
Drama
Every empire needs an emperor. Watch how far Shah is willing to go to claim the crown!
In My Daughter's Name
Released on: 1992-05-10
Drama, TV Movie, Crime
A mother takes the law into her own hands after her daughter's murderer is acquitted on a technicali...
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Released on: 1988-02-05
Drama, Romance
Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, an...
Temple
Released on: 2017-09-01
History, Horror
Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an anci...
Samurai Secret Agent
Released on: 1983-12-01
Action, Drama, TV Movie
A master swordsman is ordered to go undercover on a mission to find and destroy a cannon factory bei...
Tokyo Decadence
Released on: 1992-01-06
Drama
A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yak...
Nichiren
Released on: 1979-03-10
History, Drama
An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the ...
Because of a Boy
Released on: 2002-03-13
Drama, TV Movie
When Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the dr...
Act of Revenge
Released on: 1989-07-16
Drama
A dying man gives his lawyer a tape that manipulates her into taking a posthumous revenge on those w...
Liyoki
Released on: 2020-09-14
Adventure, Drama, Animation
Liyoki, a silverback gorilla, lives peacefully with his family, when they are attacked by poachers.
Wildside
Released on: 1998-05-07
Drama
Charming desperado Ossy, carrying a deadly secret, tracks down his childhood pal Jimmy in Iceland. B...
We Don't Live Here Anymore
Released on: 2004-08-13
Drama, Romance
Married couple Jack and Terry Linden are experiencing a difficult period in their relationship. When...