Overview
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
Cast
- Ken Takakura as Kuranosuke Oishi
- Kiichi Nakai as Matashiro Irobe
- Rie Miyazawa as Karu
- Koji Ishizaka as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa
- Ruriko Asaoka as Riku
- Hisaya Morishige as Hyobu Chisaka
- Ryudo Uzaki as Yasubê Horibe
- Tatsuo Matsumura as Yahê Horibe
- Hisashi Igawa as Okuda
- Gaku Yamamoto as Chûzaemon Yoshida