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Lord Asano has rejected a bribery solicitation by Lord Kira and in so doing, has struck Kira, a serious breach of feudal law. Asano, though in the right, was forced to commit seppuku, ritual suicide. Now, the forty-seven samurai who were his loyal subjects have been reduced to ronin, masterless samurai. Under the leadership of Asano's chamberlain, Oishi, the forty-seven ronin surrender Asano's castle. But Oishi is long-suffering and patient, and despite the passage of years, vengeance is being planned.

Credited cast:
Denjirô Ôkôchi Denjirô Ôkôchi - Kuranosuke Oishi
Kazuo Hasegawa Kazuo Hasegawa - Asano Takuminokami
Yatarô Kurokawa Yatarô Kurokawa - Kinemon Okano
Setsuko Hara Setsuko Hara - Oteru
Yônosuke Toba Yônosuke Toba - Yasubei Horibe
Sôji Kiyokawa Sôji Kiyokawa - Gengozaemon Kataoka
Takako Irie Takako Irie - Riku Oishi, Kuranosuke's Wife
Hinako Katagiri Hinako Katagiri - Ruri, the Oishi's daughter
Den Ohinata Den Ohinata - Kazuemon Fuwa (as Den Obinata)
Hideko Takamine Hideko Takamine - Aguri
Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada - Okaru
Ichirô Tsukida Ichirô Tsukida
Hisako Yamane Hisako Yamane
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroshi Imaizumi Hiroshi Imaizumi
Kôji Kawamura Kôji Kawamura
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