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The Loyalty of Kenji Mizoguchi's 47 RONIN (1941)

Kenji Mizoguchi is widely considered one of the most important directors in the history of Japanese film. Several of his films are still in circulation thanks to labels like Criterion, among them THE LIFE OF OHARU (1952), UGETSU (1953), and SANSHO THE BAILIFF (1954). The beginnings of World War II led to a government-mandated consolidation and bottlenecking of the Japanese film industry. This led many directors to lose work for the duration of the conflict, with those allowed to work being made to focus on what the imperial government considered "patriotic" values. As a result, several major directors known for their pre- and post-war efforts produced works in this period that stand out among their filmographies. These often included morality tales or well-known stories, among them the story of the loyal 47 ronin, a real-life occurrence in which a samurai was made to commit seppuku and his former subjects sought to avenge his name. Kenji Mizoguchi, having worked since the silent era in the 1920s, was no exception to the directors of the era, and produced a version of the forty-seven ronin story in 1941. Today we're discussing not only the cinematic assets of THE 47 RONIN (1941), but the significance of the story both in the 1700s and the 1940s. --- Thanks to a 2006 Japanese court case, most films released in Japan prior to 1954 are in the public domain. As such, you can view "The 47 Ronin" in its entirety here:    • The 47 Ronin (1941)   Alternatively, you can purchase a DVD of the film here: https://www.amazon.com/47-Ronin-Parts... Check out our merch store: https://teespring.com/stores/the-cine... Follow us on Twitter:   / cinema_nippon   --- Sound Design: Freesound.org