Chûshingura

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki

1962 3h 27mDrama, Action,

7.581%7.2

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After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

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Cast of Chûshingura

Matsumoto Hakuō IChamberlain Kuranosuke Oishi
Toshirō MifuneGenba Tawaraboshi
Takashi ShimuraHyobu Chishaka
Tatsuya MihashiYasubei Horibe
Yūzō KayamaLord Naganori Asano
Akira TakaradaGunpei Takada
Yōsuke NatsukiKinemon Okano
Makoto SatōKazuemon Fuwa
Tadao TakashimaJyujiro Kan
Seizaburō KawazuAsano Official
Daisuke KatōKichiemon Terasaka
Keiju KobayashiAwajinokami Wakisake
Ryō IkebeChikara Tsuchiya
Setsuko HaraRiku Oishi
Yōko TsukasaAguri Asano
Reiko DanOkaru
Yuriko HoshiOtsuya
Yumi ShirakawaUme
Kumi MizunoSaho
Mie HamaWoman Refugee
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Chûshingura Ratings & Reviews

flavo43November 21, 2025
Chushingura 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.

Chûshingura Trivia

Chûshingura was released on November 3, 1962.

Chûshingura was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.

Chûshingura has a runtime of 3h 27m.

Chûshingura was produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto, Hiroshi Inagaki, Tomoyuki Tanaka.

The key characters in Chûshingura are Chamberlain Kuranosuke Oishi (Matsumoto Hakuō I), Genba Tawaraboshi (Toshirō Mifune), Hyobu Chishaka (Takashi Shimura).

Chûshingura is a Drama, Action, History film.

Chûshingura has an audience rating of 8.1 out of 10.

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