Film

Chushingura〜Sono Otoko, Oishi Kuranosuke

2010 · 2h

In the spring of Genroku 14 (1701), Oishi Kuranosuke (Tamura Masakazu), the chief retainer of the Asano family in Ako domain is shocked to learn that his feudal lord, Asano Takumi-no-kami Naganori (Tamayama Tetsuji), had stabbed Kira Kozukenosuke Yoshinaka (Nishida Toshiyuki), the master of ceremonies, at Edo castle. Lord Asano was ordered to commit ritual suicide and the Ako clan abolished. Facing up to the gravity of this unfair ruling, since only one party was being punished instead of both as would be usual, Oishi decides to lead the loyal former retainers in an attack on Lord Kira so that he could take Kira’s head to his lord’s gravesite so that Lord Asano could finally rest in peace.

Masakazu Tamura

Kuranosuke Ōishi

Shima Iwashita

Riku Ōishi

Tetsuji Tamayama

Naganori Asano

Rei Dan

Aguri

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Toshiyuki Nishida

Yoshinaka Kira

Masatô Ibu

Kinya Kitaoji

Yuriko Ishida

Isao Hashizume

Narrator

• Kōsei SaitōDirector
• Katsuaki ChakiScreenplay
• Mitsugu KatoProducer
• Mika EnomotoProducer
• Michiru OshimaOriginal Music Composer

Release date

December 25, 2010

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h