The Last Chushingura

Description: 16 years after the fateful revenge of the Forty seven Ronin involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku ritual suicide the sole survivor of that incident Kichiemon Terasaka Koichi Sato traverses the country on a mission His purpose is to find the families of the fallen samurais and spread the truth of the ronin uprising On his way to attend the 17th Buddhist ceremony for the 47 Ronins in Kyoto at Choho Shindo s Masato Ibu mansion Kichiemon unexpectedly comes across his close long time friend Magozaemon Senoo Koji Yakusho who ran away the day before the ronin uprising Prior to his disappearance Magozaemon had lost his wife and had no children His only purpose at the time was to serve Kuranosuke Oishi Nizaemon Kataoka and he swore to die for him if necessary Why Magozaemon disappeared is a mystery Kichiemon still doesn t know the answer too After his disappearance Magozaemon changed his name and hid from the world Magozaemon gave up his position as a samurair He became a merchant who trades antiques He lives in a remote house hidden in a deep bamboo grove with a beautiful girl named Kane Nanami Sakuraba Yu Narumi Yasuda who lives near Magozaemon s home knew about them for the past 16 years Yu adores Kane who had no mother and taught her etiquette as well as reading and writing Yu used to be the most popular courtesan in the famous Shimabara district of Kyoto Yu eventually became a concubine of merchant Jiro Chayashiro Yoshi Oida who works a fabric dealer and gained the favor of the Japan s feudal government Now Yu lives a quiet life Meanwhile in Kyoto a puppet show takes place which brings unexpected good fortune for Kane The sole successor of the Chaya family Shuichiro Koji Yamamoto comes to watch the performance and falls in love with Kane at first sight Shuichiro doesn t know who Kane is so he asks Magozaemon to find Kane by using his position as a merchant

Country:  Japanese

Released: 2010

Genre: Drama Historical Samurai

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