Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki

Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki
Japanese film poster
Directed byHiroshi Inagaki
Screenplay byToshio Yasumi
Based on
Kanadehon Chūshingura
by
  • Izumo Takeda
  • Senryu Namki
  • Shoraku Miyoshi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKazuo Yamada
Edited byHirokazu Iwashita
Music byAkira Ifukube
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 3 November 1962 (1962-11-03) (Japan)
Running time
208 minutes
CountryJapan

Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki (忠臣蔵 花の巻 雪の巻, Chushingura: Story of Flower, Story of Snow) is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki epic film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. Produced and distributed by Toho Studios, it is based on the story of the forty-seven rōnin. The film stars Toshiro Mifune as Genba Tawaraboshi, along with Matsumoto Hakuō I, Yūzō Kayama, Tatsuya Mihashi, Akira Takarada, Yosuke Natsuki, Makoto Satō, Tadao Takashima, and Setsuko Hara in her final film role.

Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki was released theatrically in Japan on 3 November 1962. It was released under the title 47 Samurai in the United States.