The Gone with the Wind of Japanese cinema, from the director of The     Samurai Trilogy, set in Japan in 1701. When Lord Asano is forced by a         corrupt lord to commit hara kiri, 47 loyal samurai seek vengeance. With          Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama, Chusha Ichikawa and Koshiro Matsumoto.            "Spectacle, intrigue and pure pleasure-giving artistry...beautifully           photographed in dazzling color" (Edward Guthman, San Francisco              Hiroshi Inagaki---Japan---1962---207 mins.