Kikugorô Onoe

Projet culturel à but diplomatique dont la production est confiée aux studios de la Shochiku. Comme Ozu connaissait déjà Kikugorô, c'est naturellement vers lui que se tournèrent ses producteurs pour lui confier ce film de commande.

Daichūshingura is a television dramatization of the events of the Forty-seven Ronin. The first episode aired on January 5, 1971, and the 52nd and final episode appeared on December 28 of the same year. The NET network broadcast it in the Tuesday evening 9:00–9:56 prime-time slot in Japan. The series featured an all-star cast. The central actor was Toshiro Mifune, who portrayed Ōishi Kuranosuke; Yoko Tsukasa his wife; and kabuki actor Onoe Kikugorō VII their son Chikara.