Chushingura: The Truth (1928)

ALL 03/14/1928 (ja) 64 Min
  • Release
    03/14/1928
  • Production
    マキノプロダクション
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    忠魂義烈 実録忠臣蔵
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly inexperienced, so Lord Kira Kozuke-no suke Yoshinako was given the task of instructing Lord Asano in the customs of the ceremony. On the day of the reception, something went terrible wrong, and Lord Asano attempted to kill Lord Kira. For this, Lord Asano was order to commit seppuku. However, in violation of existing law, Lord Kira was not punished. The ruling Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi eventually confiscated Lord Asano's land and dismissed the samurai that had served him so faithfully, effectively making them all ronin. Two years later, Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshi led a group of samurai loyal to Lord Asano in an attack on Kira's compound. Their aim was to capture and kill him.

  1. Shōzō Makino

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Shōzō Makino

    Producer



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Chushingura: The Truth (1928) 64 Min

ALL 03/14/1928 (ja)
  • Release 03/14/1928
  • Production
    マキノプロダクション
  • Original title 忠魂義烈 実録忠臣蔵
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly inexperienced, so Lord Kira Kozuke-no suke Yoshinako was given the task of instructing Lord Asano in the customs of the ceremony. On the day of the reception, something went terrible wrong, and Lord Asano attempted to kill Lord Kira. For this, Lord Asano was order to commit seppuku. However, in violation of existing law, Lord Kira was not punished. The ruling Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi eventually confiscated Lord Asano's land and dismissed the samurai that had served him so faithfully, effectively making them all ronin. Two years later, Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshi led a group of samurai loyal to Lord Asano in an attack on Kira's compound. Their aim was to capture and kill him.

  1. Shōzō Makino

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Shōzō Makino

    Producer