47 Ronin (四十七人の刺客) 30 years old

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.

Credits

47 Ronin Cast

Name Character
Shigeru Kôyama He was 65, 87 years old when he died as Jûnai Onodera
Ken Takakura He was 63, 83 years old when he died as Kuranosuke Oishi
Hisashi Igawa He was 57, now 88 years old as Okuda
Renji Ishibashi He was 53, now 83 years old as Heihachirô Kobayashi
Rie Miyazawa She was 21, now 51 years old as Karu
Hisaya Morishige He was 81, 96 years old when he died as Hyobu Chisaka
Kiichi Nakai He was 33, now 63 years old as Matashiro Irobe
Ryûdô Uzaki He was 48, now 78 years old as Yasubê Horibe
Saburo Ishikura He was 47, now 78 years old
Tatsuo Matsumura He was 79, 90 years old when he died as Yahê Horibe
Kōji Ishizaka He was 53, now 83 years old as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa
Ruriko Asaoka She was 54, now 84 years old as Riku
Isao Bito He was 50, now 81 years old
Jun Hashizume He was 34, now 64 years old
Gaku Yamamoto He was 57, now 87 years old as Chûzaemon Yoshida

47 Ronin Crew

Name Department
Kaneo Ikegami as Screenplay. He was 71 (83) years old when He died Writing
Kon Ichikawa as Director. He was 78 (92) years old when He died Directing
Kon Ichikawa as Screenplay. He was 78 (92) years old when He died Writing
Yō Takeyama as Screenplay. He was 48 (now 78) years old Writing
47 Ronin poster
47 Ronin (30 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 22, 1994
  • Runtime: 129 minutes