Chushingura (1962)
A young lord attempts to combat the official corruption endemic to the Shogunate, only to be placed in an impossible conflict of duties... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Hiroshi Inagaki
Written By: Toshio Yasumi
Starring: Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Setsuko Hara, Ryô Ikebe, Makoto Satô, Akira Takarada, Tatsuya Mihashi, Yûzô Kayama, Furankî Sakai, Yôsuke Natsuki, Reiko Dan, Koshiro Matsumoto
Genres: Drama, Action, History
AKAs: Chushingura - Hana no maki yuki no maki, The Loyal 47 Ronin
Country: Japan
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Chushingura belongs to 11 collections
1. Over 3 Hours Long (collaborative: moderated by djross - 19 stars)
2. Best of criticker: Drama (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 18 stars)
3. Best film of top directors (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 15 stars)
4. Samurai (collaborative: moderated by mpowell - 13 stars)
5. Doubling The Canon (collaborative - 13 stars)
6. 18th century period film (collaborative: moderated by djross - 8 stars)
7. Anamorphic Cinematography (collaborative: moderated by Bojangles - 7 stars)
8. Ain't Nobody's Blues But My Own TSPDT 250 single cited films (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 6 stars)
9. Best of criticker: Action (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 3 stars)
10. Best of criticker: History (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 1 star)
11. Films Dunstan Owns (public: Dunstan-xxx)
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| May 07, 2015 |  |
boriaj | 75 58th |
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Too long, but even so it's worth to watch it.
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| Feb 23, 2015 | Telemecus | 48 54th |
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Epic and glamorous - but did not grip in the way that say seven samurai did
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| Jan 27, 2014 |  |
eCitizen | 20 8th |
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Brutally long story about a young lord who gets disrespected by an old corrupt official when he doesn't get bribed. Goaded into an attack while still inside the Shoguns palace gets him the death sentence, and his clan disbanded. After a year, they get revenge, which get them the death sentence. This movie is full of old Japanese honor hooey and doesn't have near enough fighting. Could be edited down to about 45 minutes. The ridiculous subtitle timing was painful also.
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| Aug 31, 2012 |  |
andagh | 73 40th |
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The first 30 minutes or so when Lord Asano and Lord Kira are front and centre are great. However, in most of the rest of the movie there are just too many characters. This story probably needs a mini-series in order to be told right.
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| Aug 15, 2011 |  |
Moribunny | 70 75th |
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Based on a famous and frequently adapted legend, Inagaki's Chushingura is a three-and-a-half hour epic political drama taking place in 18th century Japan. It is really well directed, beautiful cinematography and good acting. It has fairly little violence for the most part, all of which is about honor and completely senseless. It frequently plods, but does have plenty of interesting scenes if you're patient with it.
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| Aug 11, 2011 |  |
JooJoo | 3 30th |
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The copy I saw was rough, but a restored version wouldn't make much of a difference. My expectations were also soiled by the promise of a large Mifune role only to find him in maybe 15 minutes of this very long film. To make matters even worse, I also thought this was the Ichikawa version originally (really don't care for Inagaki in the least). The early section is enjoyable until the big plot point comes, characters get scattered, every scene ends with weeping, and I stopped caring.
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| Mar 28, 2010 |  |
billkerwin | 88 78th |
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A good job telling this classic tale. It is a beautiful film, with excellent cinematography and artful composition within the frame.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
TheDiceman | 75 89th |
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Excellent film and a great story.
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| Dec 15, 2006 |  |
MartinTeller | 83 77th |
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Yet another telling of the "47 Ronin" story. Very compelling and fun to watch.
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| Average Percentile 66.36% from 70 Ratings |  |