Since 1999, we've proudly offered DVD rentals by mail, with a curated library of about 60,000 titles. Our diverse range of films and TV series has reached customers across the U.S. We're excited to launch a new version of CAFEDVD to expand our services. Please visit our new site!    
Home     |     Cart     |     My Account     |     My Wish List     |     Help      
 

  Search
 
 
 
  Genres:
Action Music
Animation Romance
Classic Sci-Fi
Comedy Sports
Cult Suspense
Documentary Special Int
Drama Television
Family Thriller
Foreign War
Horror Western
Independent PG-13,PG,G
 
  1001 Movies You Must
   See Before You Die
  Most Requested
  Directors
  New Releases
  Popular Independent
  Criterion Collection
  All Time Favorites
  AFI 100
  Staff Recommended A-M
  Staff Recommended N-Z
  Best of Contemporary
   Foreign Films
  Best of British Film
  Best of Documentary
   Films
  Roger Ebert's
   Overlooked Film Festival
  Top Shakespeare
   Adaptations
  Best of Avant Garde
  Best of Romance
  Select Sentimental
  Cream of Comedy
  Best Recent American
   Features
  Movies by 40
   Directors to watch
  Best Cinematography
  Masters of Montage
  Hollywood
   Contemporary Classic
  Cannes Winners
  Vatican Picks
  Best American
   Independent
  Best of
   Science-Fiction
 .


Click here to visit our new site --> CafeDVD 2.0

Photo Coming Soon
Chushingura (1962)
Rating:
Starring: Chusha Ichikawa, Yuzo Kayama, Koshiro Matsumoto, Toshiro Mifune
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Category: Foreign, Action / Adventure
Studio: Image Ent.
Subtitles:
English
Length:
207 mins

 
 

 

The Loyal 47 Retainers

In March 1701 the era of Japan's great civil wars has been over for a century, but the samurai warrior class lingers on. The new young lord, Asano (Yuzo Kayama), from the fierce country domain of Ako gracefully accepts his initiation into state duties in the capital of Edo. But the old Grand Master of Ceremonies, Kira (Chusha Ichikawa), betrays him when Lord Asano refused to bribe him for his advice on official etiquette. Enraged and humiliated by Kira's merciless greed. Asano draws his sword in the Shogun's palace, a capital offense. Kira suffers only a slight wound, but gloats over the mock trial that condemns Asano to ritual harakiri suicide. Ako's lands are assigned to a new lord, and its warriors become ronin, masterless samurai, with nowhere to go and no ancestral lord to serve. The outrage lives on in their hearts, but they are forbidden to act, under pain of death. Chamberlain Oishi (Koshiro Matsumoto), Asano's wise and loyal chief retainer, calms the others and urges them to obey in silence, as their day of revenge will come. They wait for Oishi's word. The succeeding months of secret fury, humiliation, self-sacrifice, poverty and planning reveal the Japanese virtue of personal loyalty in all its glory. When the faithful 47 arrive at the snowy day to avenge their lord's honor, each individual personality, from the stoical Oishi to the hotheaded, hard-drinking Tawaraboshi (Toshiro Mifune) has become a symbol of the samurai spirit.

 
 
   
   

 
Critic's Reviews
metalluk Epinions Read Review