Trefwoord Chushingura

Dit is het verhaal van 'De zevenenveertig Ronin.' Gebaseerd op historische gebeurtenissen in 1701-1702, vertelt de film het verhaal van de ondergang van de Asano-clan en de wraak van zijn voormalige samoerai op de dader van de catastrofe. Heer Asano werd ertoe aangezet, of misleid, om zijn zwaard te trekken in het paleis van de Shogun – een misdaad waarop de doodstraf stond. De nieuw geïnstalleerde Shogun was woedend op Asano en gaf opdracht om beslag te leggen op alle bezittingen van zijn clan, wat betekende dat zo'n 20.000 samoerai en gewone mensen in één klap werkloos en landloos waren. Zevenenveertig van deze ronin (meesterloze samurai) verenigden zich om wraak te nemen op Heer Kira, die Asano ertoe had aangezet zijn zwaard te trekken.

"Ako Roshi" is a group of 47 former retainers of Lord Asano. Lord Asano was forced to commit suicide after attempting to kill Lord Kira. Once the retainers hear about their Lord's death, they sacrifice their lives to regain the honor of their former master.

The orphan Nakazo becomes a pupil of kabuki actor Denkuro and attracts the attention of the great star Koshiro. However, in order to help his ailing parents, he becomes an apprentice to wealthy merchant Yoshikawa and decides to quit acting... Nevertheless, he could not turn his back on acting which is his true passion. When he tries to return to the theater world, he has to literally work his way up from the bottom. How will Nakazo rise up from his predicament? Though there are others who hinder his path, he receives support from his bride Ogishi, and friend Segawa Kinji. Plus a fateful encounter with a mysterious ronin ignites in him a spark of inspiration...