The 47 ronin. Parts 1 and 2 /
Their lord having been tricked into commiting suicide by a corrupt elder court official, a group of 47 samurai who have been forced to become ronin nurse their anger and outrage, each becoming the personification of the samurai spirit, until the time is right to avenge their dead lord's honor.
| Uniform Title: | Genroku chushingura. |
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| Corporate Authors: | , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Japanese |
| Language Notes: | In Japanese with English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
Shochiku Co. Ltd. ;
[1999]
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| Summary: | Their lord having been tricked into commiting suicide by a corrupt elder court official, a group of 47 samurai who have been forced to become ronin nurse their anger and outrage, each becoming the personification of the samurai spirit, until the time is right to avenge their dead lord's honor. |
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| Item Description: | Cataloging information from disc label and case and. Cast information from Internet movie database. Based on the Kabuki play-cycle Kanakehon Chushingura, by Izumo Takeda, Shoraku Miyoshi, and Senryu Namiki. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1941 and 1942. First released in Japan. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 222 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |