Chūshingura 1/47

Chushingura 1/47
Directed byShunsaku Kawamo
Written byYumiko Inoue
Starring
Distributed byFuji Television
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Chushingura 1/47 (忠臣蔵1/47) is a 2001 Japanese historical television film based on the kabuki tale of the Forty-seven Ronin. The film was produced for the Fuji TV network and directed by Shunsaku Kawamo.[1][2]

Plot

The film adapts the classic story of Asano Naganori and his forty-seven retainers. After Asano draws his sword against Kira in Edo Castle and is ordered to commit seppuku, his retainers, led by Ōishi Kuranosuke, plot and execute revenge against Kira, an act which ultimately ends in their own ordered seppuku by the Tokugawa shogunate. The drama focuses on the interpersonal and social consequences surrounding the incident and the ronin's preparations for vengeance.

Production

Chushingura 1/47 was produced as a television project for Fuji Television and features an ensemble cast led by Takuya Kimura and Kōichi Satō.[3] The screenplay was written by Yumiko Inoue. Production and broadcast details are listed in Japanese film databases and TV programme archives.[4]


Cast

References

  1. ^ "忠臣蔵 1/47" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Chushingura 1/47 (2001)" (in Japanese). Eiga.com. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ "忠臣蔵 1/47" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Chushingura 1/47 – production details" (in Japanese). Edo-Guide. Retrieved 10 September 2025.