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- flavo4321 novembre 2025Chushingura is one of my favourite samurai films and, to me, a true classic of the genre crafted by an artist at the height of their powers. It takes the familiar story of the forty-seven ronin and presents it with remarkable grace, patience, and emotional depth. The film lingers on loyalty, honour, sacrifice, and the quiet sorrow beneath duty, allowing every major character a moment of genuine humanity. The staging and composition feel almost painterly, turning courtrooms, snow-covered streets, and narrow corridors into living scrolls of tension and fate. The final act, when vengeance finally arrives, is powerful not just for its action, but for the sense of inevitability and tragedy it carries. Chushingura isn’t just about swords and vendettas; it’s about what people are willing to give up for principles and comrades. Every rewatch reminds me why I love samurai cinema and why this film remains timeless.
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Chûshingura was released on 3 novembre 1962.
Chûshingura was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.
Chûshingura has a runtime of 3h 27min.
Chûshingura was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Sanezumi Fujimoto, Hiroshi Inagaki.
L'histoire raconte l'histoire d'un groupe de samouraïs qui se sont retrouvés sans chef (devenus ronin) après que leur daimyo (seigneur féodal) ait été forcé de commettre un seppuku (suicide rituel) pour avoir agressé un fonctionnaire de la cour nommé Kira Yoshinaka, dont le titre était Kōzuke no suke. Les ronin ont vengé l'honneur de leur maître après avoir patiemment attendu et planifié pendant plus d'un an pour tuer Kira. À leur tour, les ronin ont eux-mêmes été contraints de commettre un seppuku pour avoir commis le crime de meurtre.
The key characters in Chûshingura are Chamberlain Kuranosuke Oishi (Matsumoto Hakuō I), Genba Tawaraboshi (Toshirō Mifune), Hyobu Chishaka (Takashi Shimura).
Chûshingura is a Drame, Action, Histoire film.
Chûshingura has an audience rating of 8.1 out of 10.