47 Ronin = Shijushichinin no shikaku
Title:
47 Ronin = Shijushichinin no shikaku
JLCTITLE245:
a Toho, Ltd., Japan Broadcasting, Ltd, ; Suntory Ltd. production ; produced by Toho Films, Ltd. ; producers, Jitsuzo Horiuchi ... [and others] ; screenplay, Kaneo Ikegami, Hiroshi Takeyama, Kon Ichikawa ; directed by Kon Ichikawa.
Publication Information:
Wilmington, NC : AnimEigo, [2007]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781565674875
Series:
General Note:
Based on the original story be Shoichiro Ikemiya.
DVD release of the 1994 motion picture.
Special features: image gallery; program notes; theatrical trailers.
Abstract:
The true story of a group of leaderless samurai who are willing to risk everything for revenge after their master is forced to commit suicide for assaulting a rude court official.
Reading Level:
Suggested rating: 18+; contains violence, honor and selfless sacrifice.
Suggested rating: 18+
Added Corporate Author:
Variant Title:
Forty-seven ronin
Parallel title: 47 ronin
Credits:
Cinematography, Yukio Isohata ; editor, Chizuko Osada ; music, Kensaku Tanigawa.
Performer:
Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Rie Miyazawa, Koji Ishizaka, Ruriko Asaoka, Hisaya Morishige.
Technical Details:
DVD ; Region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital, NTSC.
Language:
In Japanese, with English subtitles.