Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Forty-seven samurai avenge the death of their lord in Kenji Mizoguchi's take on the famous historical event.

In a slum in Edo Japan, a ronin hopes that his deceased father's former master will hire him while a disgraced hairdresser attempts to regain his pride by kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy pawnbroker, who is set to be married.