| Overview: | Director Kinji Fukasaku ("Battle Royale", "The Yakuza Papers") teams up with Sonny Chiba to present a daring and violent version of Japan's most epic samurai myths, The 47 Loyal Retainers.
When Asano, the young master of Ako Castle, draws his sword on his elder, Lord Kira, he is ordered to dissolve his clan and commit hara-kiri. With the help of the now-masterless Ako warriors, Asano's devoted chamberlain Oishi (Kinnosuke Yorozuya, "Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy") begins to plot an elaborate revenge, two years in the making. As the lines of loyalty and betrayal are drawn, the stage is set for an explosive battle with swordplay expertly choreographed by Chiba himself.
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