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The Loyal 47 Ronin

Plot: This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances
Release Date: Tuesday, March 1 1932
92 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Jusaburo BandoJusaburo Bando
Jusaburo Bando was
45 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kuranosuke Ôishi'.
Thu, Dec 09 1886 –
Fri, Sep 24 1954
Portrait of Kazuo HasegawaKazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa was
24 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Asano Takuminokami and Yoshida Sawaemon (as Chôjirô Hayashi)'.
Thu, Feb 27 1908 –
Fri, Apr 06 1984
Portrait of Utaemon IchikawaUtaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa was
28 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Awajinokami Wakisaka / Gorobei Kakimi'.
Thu, Feb 11 1904 –
Thu, Sep 16 1999
Portrait of Kōtarō BandōKōtarō Bandō
Kōtarō Bandō was
20 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Shinzaemon Katsuta'.
Thu, May 04 1911 –
Sat, Nov 28 1981
Portrait of Kōkichi TakadaKōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada was
20 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Sezaemon Oishi'.
Tue, Nov 07 1911 –
Tue, May 19 1998
Portrait of Sôjin KamiyamaSôjin Kamiyama
Sôjin Kamiyama was
48 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kozukenosuke Kira'.
Mon, Jan 28 1884 –
Wed, Jul 28 1954
Portrait of Joji OkaJoji Oka
Joji Oka was
29 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Yanagisawa'.
Fri, May 23 1902 –
Thu, Dec 17 1970
Portrait of Yukichi IwataYukichi Iwata
Yukichi Iwata was
44 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kurobee Ōno'.
Wed, Mar 23 1887 –
Fri, Jan 18 1980
Portrait of Hideo FujinoHideo Fujino
Hideo Fujino was
53 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Hyobu'.
Thu, May 16 1878 –
Sat, Feb 11 1956
Portrait of Shintarô TakiguchiShintarô Takiguchi
Shintarô Takiguchi was
19 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Сhikara Ôishi'.
Thu, Feb 13 1913 –
Sat, Oct 23 1971
Portrait of Eigorō OnoeEigorō Onoe
Eigorō Onoe was
26 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Heihachiro Kobayashi'.
Fri, Nov 10 1905 –
Sat, May 28 1983
Portrait of Shoichi NoderaShoichi Nodera
Shoichi Nodera was
45 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Yahee Horibe'.
Tue, Oct 05 1886 –
Fri, Jun 30 1939
Portrait of Hideo TakedaHideo Takeda
Hideo Takeda was
45 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Gon'uemon Ōkubo'.
Sun, Feb 20 1887
Portrait of Jun AraiJun Arai
Jun Arai was
42 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Miyauchi Saito'.
Fri, Jan 10 1890 –
Sun, Feb 28 1943
Portrait of Eiji OshimotoEiji Oshimoto
Eiji Oshimoto was
32 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Chotaro Kasahara'.
Wed, Jan 03 1900
Portrait of Kashichi ShimadaKashichi Shimada
Kashichi Shimada was
36 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Tsunanori Uesugi'.
Tue, Aug 13 1895
Portrait of Ichiro YukiIchiro Yuki
Ichiro Yuki was
27 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kato'.
Wed, Jul 20 1904 –
Thu, Sep 15 1988
Portrait of Junosuke BandôJunosuke Bandô
Junosuke Bandô was
35 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Emoshichi Yatou'.
Sun, Feb 21 1897
Portrait of Misao SekiMisao Seki
Misao Seki was
48 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Koyama'.
Sat, Feb 23 1884
Portrait of Yasurō ShigaYasurō Shiga
Yasurō Shiga was
42 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Jūbee Ōtake'.
Sun, Sep 08 1889 –
Sun, Dec 01 1940
Portrait of Tetsu TsuboiTetsu Tsuboi
Tetsu Tsuboi was
>> in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Gengoemon Kataoka'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kokuten KōdōKokuten Kōdō
Kokuten Kōdō was
45 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Uesugi Family Elder'.
Sat, Jan 29 1887 –
Fri, Jan 22 1960
Portrait of Tatsuo SaitōTatsuo Saitō
Tatsuo Saitō was
29 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kazuemon Fuwa'.
Tue, Jun 10 1902 –
Sat, Mar 02 1968
Portrait of Tokuji KobayashiTokuji Kobayashi
Tokuji Kobayashi was
30 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Genzaemon Tonomura'.
Sat, Mar 09 1901 –
Thu, Jun 11 1964
Portrait of Shinichi HimoriShinichi Himori
Shinichi Himori was
25 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Tanuki'.
Thu, Jan 10 1907 –
Sat, Sep 12 1959
Portrait of Kenji OyamaKenji Oyama
Kenji Oyama was
28 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Gengo Ôtaka'.
Mon, Feb 08 1904
Portrait of Kenichi MiyajimaKenichi Miyajima
Kenichi Miyajima was
36 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kajikawa'.
Fri, Jul 05 1895
Portrait of Shigeru OguraShigeru Ogura
Shigeru Ogura was
27 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Yuka'.
Wed, Mar 16 1904 –
Thu, May 29 1958
Portrait of Kinnosuke TakamatsuKinnosuke Takamatsu
Kinnosuke Takamatsu was
34 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Genshirō Shindō'.
Thu, Jan 13 1898 –
Mon, May 14 1979
Portrait of Kasuke KoizumiKasuke Koizumi
Kasuke Koizumi was
44 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'servant Ono'.
Tue, Jan 31 1888 –
Sat, Jul 01 1939
Portrait of Jushiro KobayashiJushiro Kobayashi
Jushiro Kobayashi was
22 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Yasube Horibe'.
Mon, Mar 08 1909 –
Thu, Jun 06 1996
Portrait of Saburō SawaiSaburō Sawai
Saburō Sawai was
>> in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Hachirō'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Subaru HirotaSubaru Hirota
Subaru Hirota was
>> in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Inokō'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ryutaro NagaiRyutaro Nagai
Ryutaro Nagai was
28 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'servant'.
Sun, Mar 08 1903 –
Fri, Feb 28 1986
Portrait of Sumao IshiharaSumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara was
28 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kajimura'.
Fri, May 01 1903
Portrait of Shozaburo AbeShozaburo Abe
Shozaburo Abe was
20 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kozo Ikariko'.
Mon, Jan 15 1912
Portrait of Yoshito YamajiYoshito Yamaji
Yoshito Yamaji was
27 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'prince Edokko'.
Wed, Sep 28 1904
Portrait of Tomio AokiTomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki was
8 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'boss of the children (as Tokkan Kozô)'.
Sun, Oct 07 1923 –
Sat, Jan 24 2004
Portrait of Hideo SugawaraHideo Sugawara
Hideo Sugawara was
8 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Daisaburō'.
Thu, Jan 03 1924
Portrait of Hiroko KawasakiHiroko Kawasaki
Hiroko Kawasaki was
19 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Yōzen'in'.
Fri, Apr 05 1912 –
Thu, Jun 03 1976
Portrait of Kinuyo TanakaKinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka was
22 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Yae'.
Sun, Nov 28 1909 –
Mon, Mar 21 1977
Portrait of Yoshiko OkadaYoshiko Okada
Yoshiko Okada was
29 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Orui'.
Mon, Apr 21 1902 –
Mon, Feb 10 1992
Portrait of Yoshiko KawadaYoshiko Kawada
Yoshiko Kawada was
36 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Oriku'.
Thu, Oct 17 1895 –
Tue, Mar 24 1970
Portrait of Chōko IidaChōko Iida
Chōko Iida was
34 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Nui, Fuwa's wife'.
Thu, Apr 15 1897 –
Tue, Dec 26 1972
Portrait of Utako SuzukiUtako Suzuki
Utako Suzuki was
52 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Orui's mother'.
Fri, Jan 30 1880
Portrait of Akiko ChihayaAkiko Chihaya
Akiko Chihaya was
23 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Katsuta's Wife Hikari'.
Sun, Sep 27 1908
Portrait of Kimie KawakamiKimie Kawakami
Kimie Kawakami was
25 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Nobuka Geigi'.
Wed, Jan 30 1907
Portrait of Yoshie NakagawaYoshie Nakagawa
Yoshie Nakagawa was
46 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Kuni'.
Wed, Feb 10 1886 –
Tue, Apr 07 1953

Crew

Portrait of Teinosuke KinugasaTeinosuke Kinugasa
Teinosuke Kinugasa was
36 in The Loyal 47 Ronin
as 'Director, Screenplay'
Wed, Jan 01 1896 –
Fri, Feb 26 1982