"1941." Sight and sound [0037-4806] 4 (1994). 59.

 The article chronicles world events, significant films, notable events in the development of the cinema and births and deaths of outstanding personalities in 1941. On April 6, Germans invade Yugoslavia. On October 16, film studios evacuated from Moscow. Some of the films listed include "La Corona di Ferro," "The Loyal Forty Seven Ronin" and "Babes on Broadway."

   This article summarizes the shift in world cinema during World War II. It mentions "The Loyal Forty Seven Ronin" as a huge project for Japanese cinema that failed to capture audiences and was deemed a commerical flop. The poor reception the film received from the highly nationalistic audience at the time, further proves its failure as a morale-boosting war-propaganda film.

Stevenson,D . "The 47 ronin" Cineaste [0009-7004] 25.3 (2000). 53-55.

     In this article, film critic Diane Stevenson offers a critique of both Kenji Mizoguchi's and Hiroshi Inagaki's version of the forty seven ronin. Stevenson comments that Mizoguchi's version is the most beautiful film she has ever seen and neglects to mention anything pertaining to war propaganda. Instead, she extolls the relationship between the artistic and social order in the film's ceremonies.

    The purpose of viewing this article is to read a film critic's review of the film in order to gain a better understanding of the themes and styles of the film. This article also solidifies the argument that The Loyal Forty Seven Ronin was in no way a war propaganda film, but a look into Japanese samurai culture.