This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier..
Look, if you want fast-paced sword fights and cool special effects, you need to skip this entirely. The Loyal 47 Ronin from 1932 is strictly for people who love dusty old movies and don't mind squinting through thick layers of film grain. 🍿It is the very first sound version of this famous Japanese story. And boy, you ...
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Teinosuke Kinugasa
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"Look, if you want fast-paced sword fights and cool special effects, you need to skip this entirely. The Loyal 47 Ronin from 1932 is strictly for people who love dusty old movies and don't mind squinting through thick layers of film grain. 🍿It is the very first sound version of this famous Japanese story. And boy, you can really tell they were still figuring out how microphones worked.The plot is what you expect if you know the legend. A nice lord gets bullied into killing himself, and his samur..."
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