47 Vendettas

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their master's death.

Cast

Kenji Susukida

as Kôzukenosuke Kira

Michiko Ai

as Ukihashi-dayû

Sessue Hayakawa

as Sakon Tachibana

Michiyo Kogure

as Riku

Kunitaro Sawamura

as Kiken Murakami

Shin Tokudaiji

as Tsunayoshi Tokugawa

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

as Gengoemon Kataoka

Chiezō Kataoka

as Kuranosuke Ôishi

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