Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a widescreen version with all natural colors and a new look. Written by Masato Ide and directed by Tatsuo Osone. This is a magnificent scroll of images that depicts on a grand scale the triumph of the Genroku era that shook the citizens of Edo, the peaceful capital of Japan. The top stars of the film, shinpa, shingeki, and kabuki worlds at the time of production were lavishly cast, and a huge budget was invested to create a large set for this highly acclaimed and moving epic.
Japanese study overview
Dai Chuushingura is a Japanese movie of 20,409 characters, with 2,107 unique words and 856 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,107 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 殿Mr.×154
- 様Mr×87
- 申すto say×51
- 待つto wait×40
- 内蔵助Kurasuke×39
- 殿feudal lord×38
- 吉良Kichiyoshi×31
- 浅野Asano×27
- 勘平Kanhira×27
- 言うto say×26
- 主税Shuzei×25
- 大石Oishi×25
- 本蔵Honkura×22
- 早野Haya×19
- 統領rule×15
- 城代chamberlain×14
- 殉死following one's master into the grave×13
- 太夫high-ranking noh actor×13
- 吉良上野介Kira Kōzukenosuke (1641-1702)×12
- 家老chief retainer×12