02344cam a2200481 4500 292431993 TxAuBib 20170517120000.0 000419s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||jpn|u (OCoLC)856059460 TxAuBib 47 ronin / Shochiku Co., Ltd. ; produced by Koa Eiga KK ; directed by Kenji Mizoguchi ; screenplay by Kēnichiro Hara, Yoshikata Yoda. Genroku chushingura. 47 ronin, parts 1 and 2. Forty-seven ronin. Chushingura. [United States] : Image Entertainment, 1999. 1 Blu-ray (222 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. Blu-ray Original story by Seika Mayama. Originally issued as motion picture in two parts (1941-1942). Video version restricted to private home use or face-to-face teaching activities in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction at Union College. Other restrictions may also apply. Any other use without a license is in violation of copyright law. Photography, Kohei Sugiyama ; music, Shiro Fukai. Cast: Chojuro Kawarazaki, Kanemon Nakamura, Kunitaro Kawarazaki, Yoshisaburo Arashi, Kikunojo Segawa, Kikunosuke Ichikawa. This fact-based account, created to inspire patriotic spirit during WWII, is a cinematic exploration of heroism and self-sacrifice which provides a rare glimpse at the price heroes sometimes paid to preserve their honor. DVD. 20210413. In Japanese with English subtitles. Samurai films. Propaganda, Japanese. Motion pictures in propaganda Japan. Motion pictures Japan. Japan History Ak¿‍ Vendetta, 1703 Drama. Foreign language films Japanese. Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956. Nakamura, Kanʼemon, 1901-1982. Kawarasaki, Kunitar¿‍, 1909- Arashi, Yoshisabur¿‍, 1907-1977. Mayama, Seika, 1878-1948. Sh¿‍chiku Kabushiki Kaisha. Image Entertainment (Firm). Blu-ray.