The 47 Ronin (Genroku Chûshingura)

1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) (90 movies items)

" Notes: In fact, I might or should have watched it much sooner but, because of its huge running time, I kept postponing it for a while. Indeed, the version I saw was 210 mins long so it’s not a movie you can watch just like that, it will take not only a lot of your time but also a lot of your attention and focus. Eventually, did it really need to last so long? To be honest, I’m not really sure. I mean, the damned thing was really good, no doubt about it, and it’s always interesting when a"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: In fact, I might or should have watched it much sooner but, because of its huge running time, I kept postponing it for a while. Indeed, the version I saw was 210 mins long so it’s not a movie you can watch just like that, it will take not only a lot of your time but also a lot of your attention and focus. Eventually, did it really need to last so long? To be honest, I’m not really sure. I mean, the damned thing was really good, no doubt about it, and it’s always interesting when a"

A good movie

“The main reason why I wanted to check this movie was because it was included in the ‘They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?’ list but I discovered afterwards that it was apparently removed recently from the prestigious movie list. Well, it doesn’t really matter since it is definitely a classic worth a look anyway. In fact, I might or should have watched it much sooner but, because of its huge running time, I kept postponing it for a while. Indeed, the version I saw was 210 mins long so it’s not a movie you can watch just like that, it will take not only a lot of your time but also a lot of your attention and focus. Eventually, did it really need to last so long? To be honest, I’m not really sure. I mean, the damned thing was really good, no doubt about it, and it’s always interesti” read more

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"47 Ronin, The (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1941) "

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"July 8th Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi"

Watched in 2017 (272 movies items)

"25.3. Isoherra yrittää murhata toisen isoherran ja kunniajuttujen takia ensimmäisen isoherran samurait joutuvat nyt sitten tappamaan itsensä tai kostamaan. Itsemurha olisi kunniakasta, mutta kostamatta jättäminen olisi epäkunnioittavaa. Homma menee täysin plörinäksi. Mizoguchi saa hieman alle neljään tuntiin mukavasti sanomaa samuraikunniasta ja siitä, miten toisten ihmisten teot määrittävät muiden elämän."