Chushingura
Reviewed in Issue 48 (May 2001) of Widescreen Review
Disc Information
| Studio | Image Entertainment |
| Catalog Number | ID985TCDVD |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated |
| Rating Reason | NA |
| Retail Price | $29.99 |
| DVD Type | Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9) |
| Running Time | 207 |
| Release Date | 10/28/98 |
| Theatrical Year | 1962 |
| Genre | Drama |
Credits
| Director | Tiroshi Inagaki |
| Screenplay | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Cinematography | Subscribers only |
| Stars | Koshiro Matsumoto, Yuzo Kayama, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takashi Shimura, Keiju Kobayashi, Ryo Ikebe, Setsuko Hara, Yoko Tsukasa, Hisaya Morishige & Toshiro Mifune |
Audio & Video
| Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured Ratio | Subscribers only |
| DVD Soundtrack | Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Subtitles | Subscribers only |
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Subscribe FreeChushingura (The Loyal 47 Samurai), is an eighteenth century Japanese morality tale. Lord Kira is the Grand Master of Ceremonies for a planned reception of Imperial representatives. When the honorable Lord Asano refuses to bribe Kira, he is repeatedly demeaned until he loses control, whips out his sword, and wounds Kira. For this dishonorable act he is forced to commit hara-kiri. His faithful vessels swear to avenge this injustice and much blood flows. The complex political maneuvering and swordplay is compelling, although at times difficult to follow.
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