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The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Kunio Watanabe

Writing Credits  

Fuji Yahiro ... (screenplay) and
Toshio Tamikado ... (screenplay) &
Masaharu Matsumura ... (screenplay) &
Kunio Watanabe ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Kazuo Hasegawa ... Kuranosuke Ôishi
Shintarô Katsu ... Genzô Akagaki
Kôji Tsuruta ... Kin'emon Okano
Raizô Ichikawa ... Takuminokami Asano
Machiko Kyô ... Orui (spy)
Fujiko Yamamoto ... Yôsen'in
Michiyo Kogure ... Dayû Ukihashi
Chikage Awashima ... Riku Ôishi
Ayako Wakao ... Orin (carpenter's daughter)
Osamu Takizawa ... Kôzukenosuke Kira
Yatarô Kurokawa Yatarô Kurokawa ... Denpachirô Tamon
Eiji Funakoshi ... Tsunanori Uesugi
Keizô Kawasaki Keizô Kawasaki ... Shinzaemon Katsuta
Eitarô Ozawa ... Hyôbu Chisaka
Takashi Shimura ... Jûbei Ôtake
Ganjirô Nakamura ... Gorobei Kakimi
Chieko Higashiyama ... Otaka (Ôishi's mother)
Tamao Nakamura Tamao Nakamura ... Midori (Asano's chambermaid)
Michiko Ai Michiko Ai ... Karumo (prostitute)
Riko Hasegawa Riko Hasegawa ... Kôbai
Noriko Hodaka Noriko Hodaka ... Yûgiri
Kazuko Wakamatsu Kazuko Wakamatsu ... Osugi (Shioyama's maidservant)
Aiko Mimasu Aiko Mimasu ... Notsubone Toda
Jun Negami Jun Negami ... Sagaminokami Tsuchiya
Narutoshi Hayashi Narutoshi Hayashi ... Yasubei Horibe (as Naritoshi Hayashi)
Hiroshi Kawaguchi ... Chikara Ôishi
Kenji Sugawara Kenji Sugawara ... Awajinokami Wakisaka
Bontarô Miake Bontarô Miake ... Masagorô (carpenter)
Mantarô Ushio ... Kinta (townsfolk)
Masao Shimizu ... Dewanokami Yanagisawa
Jun Tazaki ... Ikkaku Shimizu
Sônosuke Sawamura ... Kazusanokami Sôda
Kinzô Shin ... Kurobei Ôno
Yoshirô Kitahara Yoshirô Kitahara ... Jûjirô Hazama
Hideo Takamatsu Hideo Takamatsu ... Yajirô Sekine
Kappei Matsumoto Kappei Matsumoto ... Yosobei Kajikawa
Gen Shimizu ... Chûzaemon Yoshida
Yûsaku Terashima ... Tachû Matsubara
Saburô Bôya Saburô Bôya ... Genkichi (townsfolk)
Ichirô Ryûzaki Ichirô Ryûzaki ... Izaemon Shioyama
Ryôsuke Kagawa ... Gengoemon Kataoka
Hisako Takihana Hisako Takihana ... Emoshichi Yatô's mother
Teruyo Asagumo Teruyo Asagumo ... Maki (Shioyama's wife)
Yôko Uraji Yôko Uraji ... Yae (Katsuta's wife)
Akiko Hasegawa Akiko Hasegawa ... Okû (Ôishi's daughter)
Kimiko Tachibana Kimiko Tachibana ... Oyae (waitress)
Yôko Wakasugi Yôko Wakasugi ... Oguruma (prostitute)
Setsuko Hama Setsuko Hama ... Yûnagi (prostitute)
Teruko Ômi Teruko Ômi ... Oume (waitress)
Kazuko Ichikawa Kazuko Ichikawa ... Chonmaru - dancing girl
Keiko Fujita Keiko Fujita ... Momiji (prostitute)
Shinobu Araki Shinobu Araki ... Yahei Horibe
Ryûichi Ishii Ryûichi Ishii ... Tadashichi Takebayashi
Shôsaku Sugiyama ... Kazuemon Fuwa
Saburô Date ... Jûheiji Sugino
Ryônosuke Azuma Ryônosuke Azuma ... Master samurai in headquarters
Mitsusaburô Ramon Mitsusaburô Ramon ... Riemon Torii (Kira's man)
Eigorô Onoe Eigorô Onoe ... Yaichirô Niimi (Kira's man)
Shôzô Nanbu Shôzô Nanbu ... Hikoemon Yasui
Fujio Harumoto ... Ukyôdayû Tamura
Ichirô Izawa Ichirô Izawa ... Isuke Maebara
Tatsuo Hanabu ... Heiemon Mugi
Ryûji Shinagawa Ryûji Shinagawa ... Gengo Ôtaka
Shôji Umewaka Shôji Umewaka ... Emoshichi Yatô
Toshio Chiba Toshio Chiba ... Heihachirô Yamaoka
Shintarô Saijô Shintarô Saijô ... Sakyônosuke Date
Ichirô Amano Ichirô Amano ... Mankichi (man in restaurant)
Kin'ya Ichikawa Kin'ya Ichikawa ... Townsman
Yôichi Funaki Yôichi Funaki ... Yogorô Kanzaki
Kazue Tamaki Kazue Tamaki ... Kanroku Chikamatsu
Seishirô Hara Seishirô Hara ... Heihachirô Kobayashi
Daisuke Fujima Daisuke Fujima ... Densuke Kurahashi
Yasuhiko Shima Yasuhiko Shima ... Kyûnoshin Aoki
Yûshi Hamada Yûshi Hamada ... Palanquin bearer
Kôichi Katsuragi Kôichi Katsuragi ... Sôemon Hara
Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka ... Yoichiemon Sudô (Kira's man)
Okuzan Asao Okuzan Asao ... Jûnai Onodera
Ichirô Takakura Ichirô Takakura ... Matanojô Shiota
Fumihiko Yokoyama Fumihiko Yokoyama ... Kichiemon Terasaki
Jun Fujikawa Jun Fujikawa ... Magoshirô Soeta (Kira's man)
Kan Ueda Kan Ueda ... Newspaper seller
Yukio Horikita Yukio Horikita ... Shinpachirô Yamayoshi (Kira's man)
Sumao Ishihara Sumao Ishihara ... Clerk in Headquarters
Masayoshi Kikuno Masayoshi Kikuno ... Heidayû Waku
Tadashi Iwata Tadashi Iwata ... Jirôzaemon Mimura
Tokio Oki Tokio Oki ... Government official inspector-general
Kiyoshi Kasuga Kiyoshi Kasuga ... Kira's man
Yû Sakurai Yû Sakurai ... Kira's man
Takaji Fukui Takaji Fukui ... Kira's man (as Ryûji Fukui)
Keiko Koyanagi Keiko Koyanagi
Reiko Kongô Reiko Kongô

Produced by 

Janice Hindle ... executive producer (U.S. video version)
Toshio Kageyama ... planner
Masaichi Nagata ... producer
Hisakazu Tsuji ... planner (as Hisakazu Tsuji)
Natsumi Ueki ... executive producer (U.S. video version)
Robert J. Woodhead ... executive producer (U.S. video version) (as Robert Woodhead)

Music by 

Ichirô Saitô

Cinematography by 

Takashi Watanabe

Art Direction by 

Yoshizo Kamisato ... (as Yoshizô Kamisato)

Costume Design by 

Yuko Kurosawa ... (uncredited)
Shima Yoshizane ... (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Masao Ôsumi ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department 

Shinichi Ito ... gaffer
Hiroya Katô ... gaffer

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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