Since this was made to inspire Japanese of WWII, it contributed to the dropping of the atom bomb. To a westerner, the group is elevated too far above the individual here, though true that Westerners do elevate the individual too greatly. Whether the individual or the group is more important should be a flexible concept, depending on the circumstance. I assume the families of all these men will be cared for by their in laws, but revenge and ritual suicide are both methods of control here, which elevate revenge to the be worth one’s own life. That concept does not ultimately perpetuate the family, the community, or the country. Imperial Japan fails.

@fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

4 жыл бұрын

The reason for atom bomb was that Soviets had just attacked Japan and were sweeping through northern China. Cold war was about to start and US needed an unconditional Japanese surrender to America ASAP to stop China and Korea from quickly falling into Communist hands.

@sinDhor

4 жыл бұрын

@@fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Yes. And of course, in these cases war crime is not a crime as the winners run the courts.

@geoffedwards-tb4kp

4 жыл бұрын

If the groups a tivitues are for good then an individual should go with the majority for my mind.

@g.v.3493

4 жыл бұрын

bb The atomic bombs were also used to to save hundreds of thousands of American lives (including possibly my father, who was preparing to lead a rifle platoon in the invasion of Japan.) Remember the viciousness of the battle of Okinawa? The Japanese military was planning worse for the battle of Kyushu. Plus the orders that were being prepared for any prisoner of war camps to kill all captives the instant Americans landed on Japanese soil. It was interesting to read the credits and prologue for this film and see some of the old style kanji before they were simplified into the present Joyo Kanji forms. All in all, Mizoguchi’s style is haunting and the film itself is devoid of propaganda (except perhaps “see what great films we can make!”) I’m definitely going to look into more of his movies-this’ll be an honored addition to my burgeoning collection. Thank you so much for posting this!!

@curumipon7089

4 жыл бұрын

Im sure he was referring to all the rapes and massacres the u.s. troops did to Japanese civilians on the Ogasawara islands, Okinawa, and during the occupation like in Kanagawa prefecture. And of course targeting civilians during the b29 raids on Japanese cities and dropping the atomic bomb. “ slaughtering millions of manchurians and occupying and killing throughtout the asian Pacific rim?” Any sources on this? Especially the “slaughtering the millions of manchurians” part? And I dont think militarily “occupying” is a war crime. Any sources on this too?

Hats off to the person who worked on the English subtitles.

If you're ever in Tokyo make sure you go the Sengachuchi temple. The 47 Ronin are buried there. It's well worth the time.

@marcel.d9624

4 жыл бұрын

I’ve got there it was butifull

@carlpacia6161

4 жыл бұрын

Just 46

@jonathanmoore8657

4 жыл бұрын

I'll do that

@igorjee

4 жыл бұрын

*Sengakuji

@TheVCHorseguy

4 жыл бұрын

@@igorjee Thanks for the correction.

I love this film. It's an undervalued masterpiece. It was made to make you feel the nerve. No battle scenes, but you're always behind the battle.

@notgadot

Жыл бұрын

Japanese are cruel colonialist

"Even more than cherry blossoms scattered by the breeze... Memories of the passing spring bring unbearable regrets"

@SuperGreatSphinx

2 ай бұрын

Mnemosyne

I have seen this movie a couple of years back in a terribly pixelated, low-resolution version here on KZread. I cannot thank you enough for providing this better version, outstandingly sublime film like only Mizoguchi could do.

@user-tt6be2zx3h

3 жыл бұрын

but is the film company which owns it getting paid? or is everything after certain number of yrs up for free public access and 'sharing'?

@fumanchu4785

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-tt6be2zx3h Copyright runs out after a certain amount of time. For movies it is 70 yrs. That is why there are a lot of really old movies on here on YT.

@lunanina20

2 жыл бұрын

@@fumanchu4785 I didn't know that!! Well I guess we'll have to wait another 2 years for The Seven Samurai then.... (1954)😂😭

もっと早くこの作品の存在を知りたかったです。人として深く考えさせられます。

Every second is a piece of art. The clothes, the hair, the buildings, the music, the respect, etc.

@amano6979

3 жыл бұрын

I agree on all of that except the music... I personally hope someting more japanese to represent their culture.

@randomreviews4278

Жыл бұрын

Not really I’ve seen better

Those 3 dimensional shots,on old school cameras, are something else, and Hitchcock must have admired this film. Everyone is sitting in this theatrical masterpiece,but the suspense is as sharp as a Masamune sword. Death with dignity or a life without honour, are the unenviable options for the Ronins'. But are momentarily forgotten by the human yearning for revenge. Yet there's no action. Little movement either. Silence and scenic softness allows the concise but dramatic dialogue to send imagery like a floating cherry blossom in dying spring. This is more than film making. It's perhaps more than art. It is life as drama, or drama as life. Whatever it is,it's impressive.

very well written and directed movie. Story and presentation has a cohesive logical flow, takes it's time and steady pace and does not rush. properly explains the important aspects of the story as if we are also in the midst of the real conflict. it's all about getting all the information to do the decision-making. It is full of understanding and thoughts and minimal drama for drama's sake and commercialism. Truly a gem.

As previously described, an underrated masterpiece. I watched 7 Samaria as a young child and, loved every bit of it, regardless of the subtitles and, Toshiro Mifune was brilliant. God bless you, Toshiro.

@DavidTa2

Жыл бұрын

YES!

@rexremedy1733

Жыл бұрын

My great great great and so on parents were from Samaria. It’s in Israel. Nice place!

Thank you for posting this video. It opens my mind much more to the culture and history of Japan. It's truly a beautiful experience.

@ron4255

3 жыл бұрын

If you enjoy reading check out the historical fiction novel Shogun by James Clavell. He did a great job giving westerners an inside look at japan’s culture during the late 16th and early 17th century.

@ron4255

3 жыл бұрын

There’s also a miniseries,made off the book, on KZread if you’re not a big reader.

@knightofmalta9360

3 жыл бұрын

I actually read Shogun a couple months ago and it was awesome! Some may see it as a slow book but it really shows the more first person perspective to the same cultural ideals. Thank you for the recommendations! What was the KZread mini-series called?

@ron4255

3 жыл бұрын

The tv series is also called Shogun but it appears KZread has removed the english version

I am a Japanese. It is a movie finished as the special masterpiece which put enormous production costs while this movie is produced in 1941, and it is the outbreak of war of the Pacific War, and supplies are in needy circumstances by the expansion of the front at the time of the production. I give off unique presence in a movie of Chushingura made much in, prewar days and postwar period. An absolute did an impossible thing in now that it was totally different from previous "Chushingura thing" and did a historical verisimilitude research faithfully thoroughly and reproduced the corridor of the pine of the size of the original, and the direction adopted the technique of the one scene one cut. The performance of the actor is an indeed prewar movie fantastically, too. It is my favorite movie. This movie does not have the scene of is main of Chushingura, making a raid and is described in the form called the after-the-fact report. Making a raid is a method leaving to the imagination of the audience. This has a pro and con in various ways, but probably this thinks of the movie of Chushingura without Making a raid alone. A supervisor is a person called Kenji Mizoguchi. It is the supervisor who made the expensive movie of the evaluation worldwide such as "Tales of Moonlight and Rain" and "Chikamatsu story".

兎にも角にも、この貴重な動画のupに感謝の気持ちを表したいです。 所作の美しさ、セットの豪華さ、江戸期と昭和期の混ざった日本語。 白菊で己らの処分を知る。 謡の楽しさ、「武士道とは死ぬ事と見つけたり」全てが懐かしく涙します。 KZreadに上げていただき本当にありがとうございます。 m(_ _)m m(_ _)m

Tremendously powerful. Thank you so much. David

Brilliant! Finally a glimpse at the authentic culture *behind* all the slashing samurai movies. Will watch again for sure.

This is the movie I will watch repeatedly. Slowly unfolding current of narrative events with only a single scene of blood shedding, focused on the depth of Japanese culture of Samurai.

This film is a master class of a well-crafted plot line and of a suspenseful dialogue. The stylistic approach of its two collaborating screenwriters (Kenichiro Hara and Yoshikata Toda), should be studied per every film study curriculum.

@brittnar

3 жыл бұрын

Add to the fact the original kabuki play was 12 hours long! The writers did a fantastic job making everything understandable. I’m not sure how long the bunraku play was before that

A timeless classic. Thanks for posting.

@mr.w.146

4 жыл бұрын

Another classic is 'Water Works' based on the Illinois Enema Bandit. A timeless movie.

@hirsutelungproductions2426

4 жыл бұрын

@@mr.w.146 HAHAHA. Nice one, Zappa fan.

They wrapped that head so nice. The Japanese have the best packaging of gifts.

KZread recommended this to me and I’m glad it did

Really a beautiful movie. From the story, to the cinematography. Just excellent.

Every time watching this magnificent film, the depth and true beauty hold me spellbound from start to finish.

こんな映画があったことに驚きです。私が生まれる一年前の作品です。

@donfredo8013

3 жыл бұрын

そうだな、生きて学ぶんだ 生きることは学ぶこと

Just finished watching this movie... I'm just at a loss for words... was a wonderful watch nonetheless. Thank you for uploading this

Produced in 1941. This is the best 元禄忠臣蔵　I have ever watched.

Pure brilliance, thanks to all who took part in getting this masterpiece on KZread

Absolutely tremendous film! THANK you for sharing with us.

討ち入りの場面が無いけど、これはこれで味わい深いですね。 UPありがとうございました。

Mesmerizing. So lucky to have found this. Thank you.

太平洋戦争が始まる頃に撮られた映画です。 その頃はまだ時代的文化的な感覚が、明治大正時代と地続きだった。 言葉遣い、一つ一つの所作、手や体の使い方、言葉にしない心理描写。 こんな映画はもう作れないだろう。 もっと現代の日本人にも見てもらいたいと思う。

I started watching the MEN OF THE GENROKU on Nippon television in NY years ago, and have been hooked on it ever since. I watch it as a wonderful piece of history for that time, and appreciate it, as such. Speaking for myself: I was born in New York in 1948, after the events of WW2. And meaning no disrespect, I did not come here to argue politics or h toss around any heavy nationalistic rhetoric - but merely to enjoy the film.

@monabostrom8357

3 жыл бұрын

It's such a piece of many-faceted beauty, isn't it?

Ive watched this movie several times,i sometimes forget is almost 4 hours

@mrtecnhimuyo

3 жыл бұрын

How? I had the sound up and it hurt my ears ouch

1941年って戦時中じゃん。 今や「歴史」として扱われる時代。 そんな時代に作られた「歴史」のドラマ。 感慨深い。 画質も驚くほど綺麗。ここ10数年前に撮った物をモノクロに編集した物かと疑ってしまった程。

many thanks for sharing (the English subtitles are very helpful)!!!

WOW ! 3 hours past in seemingly 5 minutes. Thank you for this.

This is an epic, thank you for posting. The detail of the production is astounding,

@thedelusionisreal

4 жыл бұрын

Boring movie, 9 minutes of Yojimbo beats this movie hands down.

@jasonbarrett4158

4 жыл бұрын

@@thedelusionisreal you sound 14

I got this on VHS for one dollar. The picture quality is amazing even on a hi-definition tv. I also got the Hidden Fortress but the dvd or blue ray are far superior. Great storytelling from Akira K.

@johnlocke9383

3 жыл бұрын

The chemical process they used for making film can create such a high resolution it can rival some of the best digital recordings. If only the same could be said about the audio

@charlesdoeseverything9716

2 жыл бұрын

It's directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, not Akira Kurosawa. But I can see why you would think that, since it's black and white and the filmmaking is very well executed.

i'm 17 now. when i stop working i will sit down, get a crt and i will watch these movies :p

Qualities which All Men Admire, but Few Men can Attain.

@donfredo8013

3 жыл бұрын

Well spoken, Sir.

I iove japanese films and culture I worked for a Japanese company in Beirut ,LENANON 1968 Marubany IIDA CORPORATION GREAT PEAPLE thank you for showing this great film

When part 1 was released on December 1, 1941, it didn't do very well. Part 2 was rushed out a couple months later because Japanese leaders felt it was important to show that things were still business as usual despite the war with the US.

I AM NO EXPERT. AT THE AGE OF 19, IN THE USAF, I WAS STATIONED IN JAPAN. AT 6'6", BLONDE AND BLUE EYED, I WAS A NOVELTY AT LEAST. I KNEW NOTHING OF THE JAPANESE CULTURE. EVERYONE SEEMED TO BE 5'5" BLACK HAIR AND BROWN EYES ... AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED ... I 'WORKED' THROUGHOUT ASIA ... I DISCOVERED, 'DIFFERENT'. THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT I DIDNT KNOW ... CULTURES, PEOPLES ... LANDS AND COUNTRIES. I WAS 'AWAKENED'. I LEARNED TO LISTEN MORE AND SPEAK LESS. THAT NO MATTER A PERSONS 'STATION' IN LIFE, THEY HAD A STORY, KNOWLEDGE ... WISDOM. I WAS HOOKED! I LIVED IN JAPAN FOR 5 YRS ... THE 5 BEST YEARS OF MY LIFE. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE USA, I WAS LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER. 46YRS LATER I STILL YEARN FOR WHAT I LEFT... KNOWING DAMNED WELL ITS ALL REALLY VERY DIFFERENT NOW. I WATCH EVERY MOVIE I CAN(WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES ... I LEARNED A BIT OF THE LANGUAGE ... YEARS OF SCHOOL, WORK, FAMILY, ETC ETC ETC ... I FELL OUT OF THE FAMILIARITY OF EASY FRIENDLY CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO STRUGGLED WITH THEIR ENGLISH USE 'ON' ME, AS I DID WITH MY JAPANESE USE 'ON' THEM!) THESE MOVIES KEEP ME CONNECTED TO THE LAND AND PEOPLE I GREW TO LOVE, AND NEVER WILL FORGET! THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO POST THESE FILMS ... THE 'LEGEND OF THE 47 RONIN' ... IS A CLASSIC!

@henryreusch6313

5 жыл бұрын

I've never seen someone writing such a long comment only in caps lock. Is this the opposite of english?

@thepunadude

5 жыл бұрын

@@henryreusch6313 RUN OUT OF THINGS TO DO?

@johngood1014

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah grandma! you tell'em!

@thepunadude

5 жыл бұрын

@@johngood1014 DORK!

@Jane_under_a_tree_with_a_book

5 жыл бұрын

I, too, am curious about why you use all caps when everyone else uses lower case. I enjoyed your story, but the capitals distracted me. I kept thinking: Is this man shouting? Or is his key lock broken? Or does he feel a need to stand out? Is he a bully? Does he feel more important? Or more inferior? After all, there must be some reason that you chose to capitalize your post when the vast majority of other people don't. I am just curious.

My first time ever seeing this film. It is beautiful. Thank you for uploading it.

Thank you so much! I have subscribed! 👍😁 Moira From England.

When I lived in Japan in the 1960's this was a part of my Jr. HS education, though I don't remember what class it was taught in.

@PlateletRichGel

4 жыл бұрын

Foreigner Indoctrination

@ronnieholt3863

4 жыл бұрын

@@PlateletRichGel precisely

This is an example of how a wonderful nearly 4 hour movie can be made without a single fight or erotic scene. Really wonderful!

@avalsonline2

3 жыл бұрын

your weakness and insecurity are not our problem. do not project them on the rest of the world.

@avalsonline2

3 жыл бұрын

@Evilmike42 upset, are we, mr baby tantrum?

@davidhull1481

3 жыл бұрын

@Evilmike42 Very rude. I’m reporting you

@jeekyboi9564

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidhull1481 tell mommy like a good little sheep 🐑

@davidhull1481

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeekyboi9564 who are you and wtf have you got to do with anything? MYOB

I love the diorama the Frenchman makes of this when helping Robert Deniro in Ronin!

Truly a story of Duty, Honor and Loyalty.

@davidcoleman2796

Ай бұрын

What ? You may not like the guy but that does not give you the right to assassinated him. 😂

the cinematography: a true masterpiece! the moral of the story: rash actions can draw many people into misery and death...taking responsibility for one's own actions means being responsible for the lives of others...especially in a strictly hierarchic social structure...

すげえな・・・まさかの討ち入りシーン描写無しなんだ。

Holy shit, now I can finally watch a friggin good movie on KZread! Many thanks, Arigato!

Very compelling story. Thank you very much for posting this.

What a well directed and executed classic movie. The harshest parts are handled with so much sensitivity and grace. Unlike Hollywood which exaggerates with buckets full of blood. There's so much to learn from Japanese film making. God bless🙏

Thankyou for sharing this. I really love this film.

Thank you for uploading this.

Thank you for uploading this masterpiece and sharing. Godspeed. Domo Arigato Gozaimasu💕

Hi Asuka, great movie and based on a true story, I also know it is a celebrated holiday in Japan, but cant remember if it is December 21 Thank you for posting this great Japanese epic film and for sharing it with us. Ed R.

LOVED this. Heartbreaking ending. One of those movies that sticks to the soul 😟❤️

It may not be clear to some watching this, but the reason Asano attacked Kira was as follows: First, Kira, an elderly and experienced man in the ceremonies of the Shogun castle,, was appointed by the Shogun to teach the younger and less experienced lords in the ways of castle etiquette. Second, Kira was conceited and expected the younger lords to bring him expensive gifts when they came to his class on etiquette. Third, Lord Asano refused to bring gifts to appease Kira's ego. Fourth, Kira got pissed and publicly began to insult Asano, even calling him "an ignorant and unmannered rural boar." Fifth, Asano, in retaliation for the insults, drew his sword -- which was an absolute no-no inside the Shogun's castle -- and attempted to kill Kira. And the rest is history. Note that only 46 Ronin committed Harakiri. The one who had been sent to Ako to report that Kira had been killed finished his mission. It was winter and his long journey was slow. When he returned to Edo the Shogun pardoned him. He lived to be 87 and was buried with the other 46 Ronin.

@xeokym223

Жыл бұрын

Wow that clears a lot up

@rexremedy1733

Жыл бұрын

So glad the Kira personality archetype doesn’t exist any more…

@atsukorichards1675

Жыл бұрын

I think some of you say here are theories.

Beautiful. Thank you, my brother.

@danielgiraud1118

2 жыл бұрын

I am not yer brother.

As they go, he already can feel the path to death has been paved and he is just moving to the first step.

One of THE best films. And no offense to the Keanu Reeves 47 ronin... but this was a masterpiece.

Absolutely fantastic. I couldn't stop watching til the end.

simply shows, loyalty, duty , courage, and obedience to authority during those era. The ronins must avenge the death of their master but must take their life in obedience to the authority

@vestibulate

4 жыл бұрын

dosdadio siapa What's not to like?

@BlazeMaster

4 жыл бұрын

You know I don't think it's that, it's actually a way the Ronins preserved the dignity of their own families, when you think of it what would be the fates of all of the relatives of samurai serving a disgraced house, naturally by restoration of the Household's honor they intended for their relatives to not end up disgraced, in fact it was a truly masterful fuck you of sorts to the unjust Shogun.

@davidcoleman2796

Ай бұрын

Stupid way to live . Even today they killed themselves for not passing a test at school. Women are treated like second class. Underling at work are like slaves .

Really interesting to see this, thank you so much for sharing. I'm aware of the story of course but seeing it from this time is really interesting. I so like seeing how these stories change subtly depending on cultural/national circumstances over different versions made at different times. I'm sure as a westerner I'm missing more than I'm spotting though.

I have read the book, and now I have seen the movie. Magnificent. I loved them both. I spent three years in Japan, in Misawa. I loved it there, and I love the Japanese people.

@richardhutchings921

5 жыл бұрын

They are some of the hardest working people I have met. They are also some of the most friendly, if you show them respect, they return it. Not like a lot of people in the U.S.

@davidcoleman2796

Ай бұрын

A very hard place to visit . I spend a few days in Tokyo when I fly to Bangkok.

What can I say to the sharing of something so well made... domo arigato.

Man this old man Akira is a pure artist genius

@whataburgerchocolatechunk5659

3 жыл бұрын

This is not Akira it's Kenji mizoguchi

Imperial Japan was WILD. I mean dealt as in the Shōgunate, but in the - I’m struggling for a suitable word... daily life, ceremony, etiquette per se, it’s an utterly fascinating county to me since I was a child. This move is so much more than a cinematic masterpiece - It’s a time machine.

@yo-ry1np

3 жыл бұрын

England 1350 to 1450 the same

@menatil: thank you very much, for letting us see this film, giving us the posibilyty to understand our common past

Timeless masterpiece.

Thank you for sharing this film. Godspeed.

Encore sous le choc de la puissance de ce film. Merci de me l'avoir fait découvrir. Génie de la mise en scène, perfection des acteurs, vraiment sublime.

@1983machiavel

3 жыл бұрын

Dommage qu'il ne soit pas sous titré en Français mais oui, très bon film. On a d'ailleurs l'impression de regarder une pièce de théâtre.

True story of duty loyalty and honor. Movie made to inspire the Japanese nation during WW2 of the sacrifice expected. Great movie

@davidcoleman2796

Ай бұрын

And you think this was good ? What they did in ww2 ?

東亜大戦時にこの様な日本の格式を最高に有した映画があることは素晴らしい事です日本の誇りです溝口監督有難う御座いますまだまだこの時代の映画を拝見鑑賞したく思います

Superb! Thank you for the opportunity!

It has always seemed odd to me that this story was endorsed by the militarist government of WWII Japan. Yes, it's the most famous incident of the old days, but it's about loners fighting against the corruption of the upper classes. It's an anti-establishment story. Probably the answer to this is, that in the far background of (this version of the story), the Emperor upholds the Asano cause, and disapproves of Kira and the shogunate dictatorship. So it's not subversive from the point of view of the 1941 government, which was established by a civil war against the Shogunate in favor of the Emperor. The same is true of the other wartime Japanese movie The Famous Sword Bijomaru, also on You Tube. Thanks to Menatil for bringing this to us.

この当時のロケ地環境の素晴らしさには驚きです。新藤兼人建築監督、、、どんな仕事したんでしょうね。それからフィルム保存がこれほど素晴らしいのは初めて見ます。

おそらく日本人の多くが、何度観ても何度見観ても、同じシーン(瑶泉院が全てを知らされる場面)で涙がわき出るのではないかと思います。本当に涙がわき出るのです。

Truly amazing devotion. Such an admirable story.

@davidcoleman2796

Ай бұрын

Really ? They were all criminals. Murderers. They took the law into their own hands . Did you not understand the movie is about revenge.

I never heard of this movie. When it came across my timeline, I was presented a choice between a newer one staring Keanu Reeves or this one. The rest is history.

@donfredo8013

3 жыл бұрын

I like Keanu Reeves, but he simply doesn´t belong to this story. He ruined the movie

@eteline_music

3 жыл бұрын

You made the right choice!

Thanks for posting such a great movie

This film was released just 6 days before the Attack on Pearl Harbor!

@roderickcooper5394

4 жыл бұрын

Wow didn't know that

@jenniferwills9752

3 жыл бұрын

No kidding

@robert23456789

3 жыл бұрын

well at least the last movie they would see was a good one

@uzi1951

3 жыл бұрын

@Nubiamancy You forgot to blame President Trump also while you are delusional.

@TheDoorspook11c

3 жыл бұрын

@Nubiamancy where did this brand of unverifiable crazy come from?

忠義の心が理解出来ない、というのがコメントでよく分かる。

A masterpiece , in my personal opionion.

It makes me sad that not a single person associated with this film is alive today.

@solomonreal1977

3 жыл бұрын

it makes me sad that good boid perished moments after this comment.

As I am watching this movie, I admired the costumes and the Zen culture. The interior of the house, the landscape and appointed structures were a translation of fluidity, the energy channels of water and air on Earth.

@wspe61

6 жыл бұрын

Again, I agree.

@klebut8589

5 жыл бұрын

Hah masak keto?

@SeanNessman

5 жыл бұрын

Girl, why Zen again?

@DavidHHermanson

4 жыл бұрын

As a longtime practitioner of Zen (47 years), I'll point out that Zen in the early 18th Century was but one of several religious practices in Japan, and that among Buddhist sects, it has never been the largest or dominant movement. Attempts to tie Zen to Bushido and the Samurai class came much later, during the Meiji era (1868 - 1912) largely as a defence against charges that Buddhism was an inferior foreign religion (read Chinese) and the granting of official state religion status and financial support to Shinto. These defensive arguments were renewed by some Zen teachers during the war years (1932-45) when anything associated with Chinese culture (Zen derives from a Chinese sect) was viewed in official propaganda as alien, inferior and repugnant. "The interior of the house, the landscape and appointed structures were a translation of fluidity, the energy channels of water and air on Earth" you mention have much more to do with Shinto and Japanese adaptations of the Confucianism (the Chinese Sages condemned as un-Japanese in the film) than with Zen. You'd be hard pressed to find a single Zen text or major teacher concerned with such things.

I was reading about this story online in connection to the three great vendettas of Japan, and lo and behold here it is, dramatized in such a profound way, I felt I knew all the characters before I started. Absolutely worth seeing. This reminds me of Siegfried/Kriemheld's Revenge also available on KZread from 1927-28, profound film making all around. Those who want to use this film to make often childish political points, please go away.

@rexremedy1733

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. Sigh of relief…

@albertgrant1017

Жыл бұрын

Well Stated !

Truly a Masterpiece

Keep in mind this was filmed a few years after a major revolt against the Emperor 's advisors by certain elements in the Army. The revolt was intended to put the Emperor in a position of real, not merely ceremonial, power in day to day governance. The Emperor made one of the very few, like about three, major decisions in his life, and ordered the rebels to be punished without mercy. The leaders were shot.

@normanbraslow7902

2 жыл бұрын

Red Neck Nurd I think your percentage is a bit high. I'd say about 50% at most. Nobody knows, thank goodness, but the very few incidents of seppuku indicate by the the end of the war most knew it was all over. And, there was widespread reluctance to become kamikaze pilots.

@Brother_frojd

2 жыл бұрын

@@sjb3460 millions of American lives? Now where did you pull that number out from?? The yanks would just continue with their new devastating and horrific way of war by bombing entire cities to the ground and taking millions of japanese innocents lives in the process with the use of nuclear bombs. Way to go America👏

@danielgiraud1118

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brother_frojd: It iz the amerikan way. Make Amerika great again. Love it or shove it.

@GlennTheSadMarinersFan

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brother_frojd The Soviets were about to bomb them as well..

I Bow to these Loyal and Brave Men.

yeah, just one more video before bed...

Thanks for the upload, never seen this version, so dope

This was very well done... I drank down my sake in anticipation in what would happen next..

I only knew the 1962 version (Hiroshi Inagaki directing, with Toshiro Mifune) of all 7 movies until now. Thank you! ♥️👍

Never seen before a classic of this kind.

@muckiderhase157

6 жыл бұрын

Didn't you see Akira Kurosawa's "Seven samurais"? It's supposed to be the best movie ever made, and I agree with that.

@vijayakumars5277

6 жыл бұрын

Mucki der Hase i have seen it. But i think this is better than that movie. May be because of its classic touch.I have seen three versions of this. And this is the best. There is a saying in sanskrit. Kavyam alochanamritham. This is a perfect example.

Great film, thank you.

Amazing how well crafted films can be so moving, even when set in a very different culture and time. This film, and the play/story it is based on, exemplify how we inhere real meaning in our lives. It illustrates how we best respect ourselves, and our humanity - that a meaningful death can trump a self-betraying, meaningless life. While it is not in any way a part of the films' theme, it shows the very real danger of allowing social mores and expectations to become prioritized above our own best interests. Allowing the best interests of society to become stronger motivations than our duty to ourselves and immediate family is in no way a productive strategy on a personal level. But this ability to act on our convictions, rather than in our own interests, is one of our great strengths as humans. This tension between what is best for the individual vs what is best for society is a central, vexing conflict, and a basic component, of what it means to be human.

@martialart5452

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant. I love the way you wrote this statement . So true and understanding of the way we are currently influence by best interest to society than to ourselves

@johnattwood3688

4 жыл бұрын

I love your words but ppl now have no interest in the greater good, and only in themselves

@jeanninepeters3068

2 жыл бұрын

thank you for your comment..i first saw 47 ronin in nyc theatre :grainy and out of sync audio.it was by word of mouth promoted as "ant establishment" and live by your personal values.i i have annually reviewed my own battered vhs (from a$1.00 bin) re social observation of my country. today seeing beautiful copy on you tube .Iam comparing three pov:thur the eyes of (1)extreme right and left stance, (2)Jan.6,2021 insurgents,(3)exhauseted 80%moderate center.grateful for a quiet time of reflection with in cinema brillance.greetings from connecticut usa.

@xeokym223

Жыл бұрын

what is "inhere?"

良かった。戦前に描かれた「忠臣蔵」を初めて観ました。やはり戦後の描き方とは違って凄く重いです。徳川時代になって100年も経つと、武士道も堕落するのですね。まるで今の時代と同じだ。若き日の加東大介や高峰三枝子が興味深かった。内蔵助役の河原崎長十郎が中曽根康弘にそっくりですね。

@user-hu6kw9mg9r

3 жыл бұрын

音楽専科 最近マキノ省三の無声映画「忠魂義烈　実録忠臣蔵」（28）てのを見ましたよ。短尺で実録だけに事の経緯だけはよくわかりました。ついていた活弁が巧みで十分楽しめました。 しかしたった15年かそこらでこんな堂々たる立派な映画ができた発達というものは驚くべきものですね。

@jpnhosh

3 жыл бұрын

@@user-hu6kw9mg9r さん　情報有難うございます。私も観てみました。昭和43年に活弁を（おそらくBGMも）付けただけあって音声がクリアですね。こんな三枚目の内蔵助を初めて観ましたｗ　弁士の松田春翠は1970年代、TVによく出ていましたね。