Amaterasu Za is presenting Chushingura - 47 Ronin, adapted and directed by Ako Dachs, it will be performed mainly in Japanese with English subtitles. Chushingura - 47 Ronin, which has begun ...

Amaterasu Za will present Chushingura - 47 Ronin, adapted and directed by Ako Dachs, it will be performed mainly in Japanese with English subtitles. Chushingura - 47 Ronin will begin performances on ...

If you are interested in Japanese culture, you may have heard the term *Chushingura (忠臣蔵)*. It is Japan’s greatest revenge story, based on a real event from the Edo period. Even today, it continues to ...

Dec. 14 is a special day in Japan. On that date in 1702, the 47 retainers of the Lord of Ako exacted revenge on Kira Kozuke-no-suke, the Edo official who caused their lord's death a year earlier. This ...

Chushingura is one of the most popular plays. It is based on a sensational historical incident when 47 masterless samurai avenged the death of their lord. Ainosuke explores it in a two-part series.

A big budget adaptation of classic samurai tale Chushingura has been announced as Warner Brothers Japan’s first local language production. Based on real events that occurred in the early 18 th century ...

The palace intrigue behind a mythic battle from 18th-century Japan is the subject of this bilingual play in Manhattan. By Elisabeth Vincentelli There is no getting around it: This show is far from ...

During Japan's feudal period, a noble lord was treacherously killed by a rival. His 47 samurai retainers took their revenge on their master's killer after scattering into society for several years, so ...