Street of Ronin (1957)

ALL 04/03/1957 (ja) Action, Adventure 110 Min
  • Release
    04/03/1957
  • Production
    Shochiku
  • Rotten tomato
    62%
  • Original title
    浪人街
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.

  1. Masahiro Makino

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Akiei Sugimura

    Producer



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Street of Ronin (1957) 110 Min

ALL 04/03/1957 (ja)
Action, Adventure
  • Release 04/03/1957
  • Production
    Shochiku
  • Original title 浪人街
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.

  1. Masahiro Makino

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Shigeru Kobayashi

    Editor

  4. Akiei Sugimura

    Producer