"Chushingura"
(The Loyal 47 Retainers)
1962
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki

The Gone with the Wind of Japanese cinema, from the director of The Samurai Trilogy, set in Japan in 1701. When Lord Asano is forced by a corrupt lord to commit hara kiri, 47 loyal samurai seek vengeance. With Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama, Chusha Ichikawa and Koshiro Matsumoto. "Spectacle, intrigue and pure pleasure-giving artistry…beautifully photographed in dazzling color" (San Francisco Chronicle). Japanese with English subtitles. Letterboxed. Two cassettes. 207 minutes.