Dai Chushingura - The epic story of the 47 Ronin who sacrificed their lives in order to avenge their Lord has never been told like this before.
This 52 episode series was produced by Japan’s greatest movie star Mifune Toshiro, who also portrays Chief Counsellor Oishi Kuranosuke and features an all-star cast.
Episodes 7 and 8 go behind the scenes as Oishi Kuranosuke weighs his options before making the decision on what to do and Lord Kira's supporters begin to formulate a plan of defense. Can Kuranosuke defeat the secret agents sent to spy on him?
Every moment of this dynamic series is filled with gripping drama, which then explodes into exciting action. The production values in this series are clearly of motion picture level.
Episode 7: The Great Decision
Episode 8: Secret Operaions Behind The Scenes
STARRING: MIFUNE TOSHIRO, TAMBA TETSURO, TSUKASA YOKO, ONOE KIKUNOSUKE
Many actors appeared as guest stars in only a few episodes. These included: NAKAMURA KINNOSUKE, SHIMURA TAKASHI, and superstar KATSU SHINTARO.
1971 – JAPANESE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES – COLOR – FULLSCREEN – 93 MINUTES
