47 ronin : question of a non-expert

[Luc BEAL]

HI

I saw the dvd version of Mizoguchi's 47 ronin .. and I wonder about the
context of the making of the movie ..I read that the production was
sponsored by the japanese governement while japan was at war with the US ..
therefore, the story told in the movie was all the more symbolic about
Japanese attitude towards the wrongful daimiyo /USA.

My question is : did Mizoguchi  real share these ideas, or is it like he
only wanted money do keep doing movies?

thansk in advance