Chûshingura 1/47
Dec 28, 2001 | IMDB 9
160 min Watch NowDrama
During Japan's feudal period, a noble lord was treacherously killed by a rival. His 47 samurai retainers took their revenge on their master's killer after scattering into society for several years, so as not to be detected. Having completed their task, all 47 then committed ritual suicide. This series, of which this TV movie is the pilot, follows the adventures of one of these samurai as he patiently waits for the chance to fulfill his destiny.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Saga of Tanegashima
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
13 Assassins
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
Kenpu Renpeikan
Professional Killers
Sakurada Gate Incident
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Adventures of Zatoichi
Zatoichi's Revenge
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi the Outlaw
Zatoichi Challenged
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Eleven Samurai
13 Assassins
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Saga of Tanegashima
IMDB 5 | May , 1968
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IMDB 7 | Apr , 1963
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1963
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IMDB 7.5 | May , 2008
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1944
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IMDB 7.5 | Jun , 1973
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2010
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IMDB 6.8 | Jul , 1964
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IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 1964
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IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1964
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IMDB 6.6 | Apr , 1965
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IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 1965
Blind swordsman Zatoichi, jailed briefly, is implored by another prisoner to aid him in proving his innocence of a crime for which he is sentenced to death. Zatoichi is reluctant to get involved, because he knows how often such involvement has led to trouble in the past. But events conspire to thrust him repeatedly into involvement, and gradually he comes to believe in the man's innocence and determines to free him.Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1965
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IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 1966
Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.Zatoichi's Cane Sword
IMDB 7.3 | Jan , 1967
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.Zatoichi the Outlaw
IMDB 6.6 | Aug , 1967
When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.Zatoichi Challenged
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1967
Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1970
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 1967
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be disbanded. Eleven of the best samurai of the clan refuse the sentence and are willing to give their life for justice.13 Assassins
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 2010
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.