47 Ronin

"For courage. For loyalty. For honor."

2013 1h 59m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 4,279

DramaActionFantasy

Synopsis

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Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.

“For courage. For loyalty. For honor.”

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Cast

Keanu Reeves
Kai
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kuranosuke Ôishi
Ko Shibasaki
Mika
Tadanobu Asano
Lord Kira
Min Tanaka
Lord Asano
Rinko Kikuchi
Witch
Jin Akanishi
Chikara
Masayoshi Haneda
Yasuno

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carl Rinsch
Writers: Chris Morgan, Hossein Amini, Chris Morgan
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan, United States of America, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 87% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Japan, United States of America, United Kingdom.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "47 Ronin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carl Rinsch, shot by John Mathieson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ilan Eshkeri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carl Rinsch directs. John Mathieson behind the camera. Ilan Eshkeri scores. Stuart Baird cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Japan, United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Earned back only 87% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 13 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
5International production across 3 countries: Japan, United States of America, United Kingdom.
6Part of the "47 Ronin Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Carl Rinsch, shot by John Mathieson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Ilan Eshkeri. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Stuart Baird shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada and Ko Shibasaki carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "For courage. For loyalty. For honor.".
12IMDB entry: tt1335975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 14 themes, including "suicide", "martial arts", "japan", "samurai".

The technical file

Cinematography: John Mathieson
Original score: Ilan Eshkeri
Editing: Stuart Baird
Production design: Jan Roelfs
Costume design: Penny Rose
Makeup / hair: Tania Couper
VFX supervisor: Nicolas Aithadi
Sound: Dean Covill
Stunt coordinator: Gary Powell
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $175,000,000
Box office: $151,783,839
Return: 87% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: 47 Ronin (2013)

Part of

47 Ronin Collection

A duology of action fantasy films based on the real-life historical legend of the 47 Ronin.

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Dark Jedi2014-08-10
★ 6/10
I had some expectations on this movie. Samurai’s, fantasy, magic etc… Sounds good to me alright. Well, as it turned out after having watched it I feel that my expectations was not entirely fulfilled. It is a decent enough movie. Certainly enjoyable to watch. But it is, in my opinion, not a great move and I cannot give it more than an average okay rating. I have not read the original story which the movie is, supposedly, based nor seen any of the other 47 Ronin movies that have been made. Thus I did not really know what the story was except what was the public storyline nor do I know if the movie actually follows the original story in any great detail. The basic story in the movie is a good one though. Classic, simple and perhaps not very original but a good concept for making a good adventure movie. The movie is entertaining…to an extent. There are plenty of nice scenes, action, special effects that all make the movie worthwhile to watch. The Japanese, samurai, setting is one that is not used very often in major movies except of course for a bunch of fairly ludicrous martial arts movies which cater for a rather limited audience and generally on a very low-budget. However, I never really felt much attachment to any of the characters. Even the half-breed, which are supposed to be the hero, never seemed to lift above the ordinary. The bad guy could have been any two-bit crook in a TV-show. The witch was a bit better but still rather meh. The Shogun at least provoked a bit of emotions but not in a good way. What an asshole! Not a shred of investigation when Lord Asano was bewitched. Just “go kill yourself”. Then after the 47 Ronins had actually proven his innocence as well as proven themselves to be the most loyal and capable warriors around the dumb fuck wants them killed because they disobeyed his orders which where total nonsense from the start. As a matter of fact, the ending dragged down the movie quite a lot for me. Still a movie worth watching but it could have been a lot better.
Andres Gomez2015-08-10
★ 7/10
I didn't have much expectations for this movie but it was enjoyable enough. Maybe it has some holes that were created to appeal the action movies viewer. I also "borrows" without shame from "Princess Mononoke" and other movies but, as a whole, it is decent enough.