The legend of the 47 ronin executing their revenge on the man responsible for the suicide of their master has been told and re-told a myriad of times in Japan in various art forms so it became a genre with its own name: Chushingura. There were several movie versions, too, from the 1941 classic directed by Kenji Mizoguchi to the atrocious 2013 Hollywood version starring Keanu Reeves. The newest version, “The 47 Ronin in Debt” directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura that premiered at the last year’s Tokyo International Film Festival and is now screened at Toronto Japanese Film Festival, at least offers a new angle to the whole story – the financial one.
“The 47 Ronin in Debt” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
The legend tells us that the feudal lord Naganori Asano of Ako had attacked his rival and court official Yoshinaka Kira for reasons believed to be of corruption. Kira survived,...
“The 47 Ronin in Debt” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
The legend tells us that the feudal lord Naganori Asano of Ako had attacked his rival and court official Yoshinaka Kira for reasons believed to be of corruption. Kira survived,...
- 10/5/2020
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
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