Who is the hero of chushingura?

It was most famously dramatized onstage in 1748 as “Chushingura,” with Kira as the villain, Asano as tragic hero, and the masterless samurai of Ako as the valiant retainers.

When was chushingura written?

1748
The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (仮名手本忠臣蔵, Kana dehon Chūshingura) is an 11-act bunraku puppet play composed in 1748. It is one of the most popular Japanese plays, ranked with Zeami’s Matsukaze, although the vivid action of Chūshingura differs dramatically from Matsukaze.

Where are the 47 Ronin buried in Japan?

Sengakuji Temple
Sengakuji (泉岳寺) is a small temple near Shinagawa Station in Tokyo. The temple is famous for its graveyard where the “47 Ronin” (also known as Akoroshi, the “masterless samurai from Ako”) are buried.

What is the plot of 47 Ronin?

In feudal Japan, Lord Asano rules his province with fairness. However, jealous Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano) fears that the shogun favors Asano over him and hatches a plot that ends with Asano’s ritual suicide. After Asano’s death, his samurai, led by Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), are forced to live as outcasts. Oishi wanders for several years but realizes that he must turn to Kai (Keanu Reeves), a mixed-blood warrior he once rejected, to help him and his ronin comrades take revenge on Lord Kira.47 Ronin / Film synopsis

How did Kira treat Asano and Kamei?

Kira was assigned to train the daimyo in court etiquette. Asano and Kamei offered gifts to Kira, but the official considered them totally inadequate and was furious. He began to treat the two daimyos with contempt.

What happens at the end of 47 Ronin?

The ending of the 47 Ronin is pretty well known. This isn’t a spoiler, but if you don’t want to know what happens at the end of a two hundred year old legend, then look away now. The Ronin commit ritual suicide after exacting their revenge, in according with the Samurai’s code.