身代わり忠臣蔵 (2024): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2024, 身代わり忠臣蔵 is a komödie and drama film directed by Hayato Kawai.

What it’s about. In 1701, an insult led to a sword slash between the heads of the Ako clan and the Kira clan in Shogun's court. The head of the Ako clan was ordered to commit seppuku, and his loyal retainers plotted revenge against the Kira clan. This led to the legendary events known as the "47 ronin incident". However, unknown to most, the head of the Kira clan, Kozukenosuke Kira, is already dead from his wounds. Impersonating him is his slacker monk brother Takaaki, who has to prevent his brother's death being found out to protect his clan – and accidentally befriends Ooishi, the leader of the Ako men who wouldn't really want to go through with the revenge. Will Takaaki survive with his head?

Who’s in it. 身代わり忠臣蔵 stars Tsuyoshi Muro as Kira Takaaki | Kira Kozukenosuke, Eita Nagayama as Oishi Kuranosuke, Haruna Kawaguchi as Kikyo and Kento Hayashi as Saito Kunai, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, 身代わり忠臣蔵 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 身代わり忠臣蔵 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 身代わり忠臣蔵 tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.