47 Ronin (1994 film)
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47 Ronin is a 1994 Japanese
film, directed by Kon Ichikawa
. The film is a remake of the 1941 version The 47 Ronin
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Japan
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film, directed by Kon Ichikawa
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director.-Early life and career:Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture. In the 1930s Ichikawa attended a technical school in Osaka. Upon graduation, in 1933, he found a job with a local rental film studio, J.O. Studio, in their animation department...
. The film is a remake of the 1941 version The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin
is a 1941/1942 black-and-white two-part jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.The first part was originally released in Japan just prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The film was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and adapted from the play by Seika Mayama...
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Cast
- Ken TakakuraKen Takakura, born , is a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles.Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka...
... Kuranosuke Ôishi - Kiichi Nakai ... Matashirô Irobe
- Kôichi Iwaki ... Kazuemon Fuwa
- Ryûdô Uzaki ... Yasubê Horibe
- Tatsuo Matsumura ... Yahê Horibe
Won
- Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
1994:- Special Jury Prize: (Kon IchikawaKon Ichikawawas a Japanese film director.-Early life and career:Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture. In the 1930s Ichikawa attended a technical school in Osaka. Upon graduation, in 1933, he found a job with a local rental film studio, J.O. Studio, in their animation department...
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- Special Jury Prize: (Kon Ichikawa
- Hochi Film Awards 1994:
- Best Supporting Actor: (Kiichi Nakai)
- Asia-Pacific Film Festival 1995:
- Best Music: (Kensaku Tanikawa)
- Awards of the Japanese Academy 1995:
- Best Art Direction: (Yoshirô MurakiYoshiro MurakiYoshiro Muraki was a Japanese production designer, art director and costume designer. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work in Tora! Tora! Tora! , Kagemusha and Ran . He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design for his work in...
) - Best Editing: (Chizuko Osada)
- Best Sound: (Tetsuya Ohashi)
- Best Supporting Actor: (Kiichi Nakai)
- Best Art Direction: (Yoshirô Muraki
- Kinema Junpo Awards 1995:
- Best Supporting Actor: (Kiichi Nakai)
- Mainichi Film Concours 1995:
- Readers' Choice Award - Best Film: (Kon IchikawaKon Ichikawawas a Japanese film director.-Early life and career:Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture. In the 1930s Ichikawa attended a technical school in Osaka. Upon graduation, in 1933, he found a job with a local rental film studio, J.O. Studio, in their animation department...
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- Readers' Choice Award - Best Film: (Kon Ichikawa
Nominated
- Awards of the Japanese Academy 1995:
- Best Actor: (Ken TakakuraKen Takakura, born , is a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles.Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka...
) - Best Cinematography: (Yukio Isohata)
- Best Director: (Kon IchikawaKon Ichikawawas a Japanese film director.-Early life and career:Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture. In the 1930s Ichikawa attended a technical school in Osaka. Upon graduation, in 1933, he found a job with a local rental film studio, J.O. Studio, in their animation department...
) - Best Film
- Best Lighting: (Kazuo Shimomura)
- Best Music Score: (Kensaku Tanikawa)
- Best Screenplay: (Kon IchikawaKon Ichikawawas a Japanese film director.-Early life and career:Ichikawa was born in Ise, Mie Prefecture. In the 1930s Ichikawa attended a technical school in Osaka. Upon graduation, in 1933, he found a job with a local rental film studio, J.O. Studio, in their animation department...
), (Kaneo Ikegami) & (Hiroshi Takeyama)
- Best Actor: (Ken Takakura