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.
as Kuranosuke Oishi
as Matashiro Irobe
as Karu
as Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa
as Riku
as Hyobu Chisaka
as Yasubê Horibe
as Yahê Horibe
as Okuda
as Chûzaemon Yoshida
as Jûnai Onodera
as Heihachirô Kobayashi
as Narrator
