Film: The 47 Ronin (Genroku Chushingura)
March 3 & 4, 2003 (Monday & Tuesday)*
Film: The 47 Ronin (Genroku Chushingura)
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi (1941, b/w, 222 min.)
Altschul Auditorium (417 International Affairs Building), Columbia University (118th St. and Amsterdam Ave.)
7:45 PM
*two-part screening
| Considered by many to be the finest Japanese film made during World War II, and one of the finest of all time, Mizoguchi’s epic is a rich and poetic retelling of the Japanese classic Mayama Chushingura. When their leader is deceived and forced to commit suicide, a group of legendary samurai warriors sets out to take vengeance for his death. A masterpiece that remained unseen in America until the 1970s, and one of Mizoguchi’s most remarkable achievements. |
| – Facets Multimedia |
Part of “Exacting Revenge: A Series of Eight Japanese Films”
