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Directed by:
Kon IchikawaComposer:
Kensaku TanikawaCast:
Ken Takakura, Misa Shimizu, Hisashi Igawa, Tatsuo Matsumura, 宮沢りえ, 中井貴一, Renji Ishibashi, Kō Nishimura, Ryūdō Uzaki, Masayuki Imai, 岩城滉一, Ruriko Asaoka, 森繁久彌, 山本學 (more)Plots(1)
When a beloved feudal lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a rude court official, 47 of his loyal retainers vow to avenge his death for the sake of honor. After patiently waiting and planning for over a year, they launch an epic assault that culminates in a final act of vengeance and, inevitably, their own inescapable demise. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ken Takakura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275644_fd95f2.jpg)
Ken Takakura
Japan
Best movies:
Antarctica (1983)
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
![Misa Shimizu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886977_58754b.jpg)
Misa Shimizu
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
Hisashi Igawa
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Harakiri (1962)
After the Rain (1999)
Tatsuo Matsumura
Japan
Best movies:
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
After the Rain (1999)
Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
![宮沢りえ](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/201/168201663_xva4hx.jpg)
宮沢りえ
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)
Princess Goh (1992)
![中井貴一](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/400/159400829_8a6c3d.jpg)
中井貴一
Japan
Best movies:
Revenge of the Pomegranate Tree Hill (2014)
Insight Into the Universe (2012)
Owl's Castle (1999)
![Renji Ishibashi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948984_a7ec64.jpg)
Renji Ishibashi
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
Farewell to the Ark (1984)
Half a Confession (2004)
![Kō Nishimura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274883_232daa.jpg)
Kō Nishimura
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi: The Festival of Fire (1970)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
High and Low (1963)
![Ryūdō Uzaki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/392/166392661_59ba45.jpg)
Ryūdō Uzaki
Japan
Best movies:
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Injured Angels (1997)
G@me (2003)
Masayuki Imai
Japan
Best movies:
Mijamoto Musaši (2014) (series)
岩城滉一
Japan
Best movies:
The Bullet Train (1975)
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
![Ruriko Asaoka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/217/166217832_58ded8.jpg)
Ruriko Asaoka
Japan
Best movies:
A Story Written with Water (1965)
Steel Edge of Revenge (1969)
Incident at Blood Pass (1970)
森繁久彌
Japan
Best movies:
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
The End of Summer (1961)
![山本學](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/302/161302007_27cf6e.jpg)
山本學
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
I Give My First Love to You (2009)
Owl's Castle (1999)
![石坂浩二](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/764/168764516_hcmjyp.jpg)
石坂浩二
Japan
Best movies:
Suspect X (2008)
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Library Wars - The Last Mission (2015)
Michiyo Yokoyama
Japan
Best movies:
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
The Funeral (1984)
Toshi Shioya
Japan
Best movies:
Mr. Baseball (1992)
Prisoners of the Sun (1990)
Yuka Kōno
Japan
田辺年秋
Japan
Best movies:
Kagemusha (1980)
Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2003)
Evil Dead Trap 2 (1992)