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47 Ronin

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Keanu Reeves, Ko Shibasaki, Neil Fingleton, and Rick Genest in 47 Ronin (2013)
After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people.  Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai —a half-breed they once rejected — as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors.
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A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

  • Director
    • Carl Rinsch
  • Writers
    • Chris Morgan
    • Hossein Amini
    • Walter Hamada
  • Stars
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Hiroyuki Sanada
    • Ko Shibasaki
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    166K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,511
    426
    • Director
      • Carl Rinsch
    • Writers
      • Chris Morgan
      • Hossein Amini
      • Walter Hamada
    • Stars
      • Keanu Reeves
      • Hiroyuki Sanada
      • Ko Shibasaki
    • 436User reviews
    • 229Critic reviews
    • 28Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

    Videos16

    Trailer #2
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    47 Ronin: Oshi Finds Kai Fighting On The Dutch Island
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    Watch 47 Ronin: Oshi Finds Kai Fighting On The Dutch Island
    47 Ronin: The Ronin Are Attacked By Tengu Monks
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    Watch 47 Ronin: The Ronin Are Attacked By Tengu Monks
    47 Ronin: Kai And Mika Confess Their Love
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    Watch 47 Ronin: Kai And Mika Confess Their Love
    47 Ronin: Kai Attacks The Beast Of Ago
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    Watch 47 Ronin: Kai Attacks The Beast Of Ago
    47 Ronin: The Witch Casts A Spell On Lord Kira
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    "A Look Inside"
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    47 Ronin: Epic
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    47 Ronin: Lord Kira's Castle
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    47 Ronin: Samurai Action (Featurette)
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    47 Ronin: Hiroyuki Sanada On The Opportunity To Play This Famous Character
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    Photos293

    Keanu Reeves and Ko Shibasaki in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Keanu Reeves and Ko Shibasaki in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Shû Nakajima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Takato Yonemoto in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Hiroyuki Sanada in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Rinko Kikuchi in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Tadanobu Asano in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Keanu Reeves and Neil Fingleton in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada in 47 Ronin (2013)
    Keanu Reeves in 47 Ronin (2013)

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    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Kai
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    • Oishi
    Ko Shibasaki
    Ko Shibasaki
    • Mika
    • (as Kô Shibasaki)
    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Lord Kira
    Min Tanaka
    Min Tanaka
    • Lord Asano
    Jin Akanishi
    Jin Akanishi
    • Chikara
    Masayoshi Haneda
    Masayoshi Haneda
    • Yasuno
    Hiroshi Sogabe
    • Hazama
    Takato Yonemoto
    Takato Yonemoto
    • Basho
    Hiroshi Yamada
    • Hara
    Shû Nakajima
    • Horibe
    • (as Shu Nakajima)
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    • Shogun Tsunayoshi
    Neil Fingleton
    Neil Fingleton
    • Lovecraftian Samurai
    Rinko Kikuchi
    Rinko Kikuchi
    • Witch
    Natsuki Kunimoto
    Natsuki Kunimoto
    • Riku
    Togo Igawa
    Togo Igawa
    • Tengu Lord
    Tanroh Ishida
    Tanroh Ishida
    • Shogun's Adjutant
    Eizo Tomita
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      • Carl Rinsch
    • Writers
      • Chris Morgan
      • Hossein Amini
      • Walter Hamada
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    • Trivia
      Carl Rinsch clashed with Universal over the final vision of the film. Universal wanted to make an effects-driven fantasy blockbuster akin to Avatar (2009) or The Lord of the Rings, while Rinsch envisioned the film as more of a drama, such as Gladiator (2000), or Kingdom of Heaven (2005).
    • Goofs
      Mika is awoken by the witch and told that Kai has been killed. The witch sticks a knife into the floorboard beside Mika's head. It is shown from different angles, however, when the witch is leaving the room, the knife is lying on a pillow. In the next shot, the knife is once again stuck in the floorboard.
    • Quotes

      Mika: My father taught me this world was only a preparation for the next, that all we can ask is that we leave it having loved and being loved.

      Kai: I will search for you through 1,000 worlds and 10,000 lifetimes until I find you.

      Mika: I will wait for you in all of them.

    • Crazy credits
      The Universal spinning Earth begins normally, but after the camera backs away to show the full globe and logo it then slowly zooms back in with the Earth still spinning to Japan and the movies title is drawn over the Pacific Ocean. Clouds then obscure everything then clear as the view zooms in to Japan and the narration begins.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Movies of 2013 (2014)

    User reviews436

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    HK Auteur Review - 47 Ronin
    47 Ronin is a film reimagining of a popular Japanese folktale that is stuck inside its mythic contraptions. Everybody is an archetype, as opposed to a character. Love, hate or brotherhood between characters is assumed rather than shown through character development. The story starts and ends with an unknown narrator, who tells the story as if we were all listening to a old tale by a campfire. The end result is that it places a distance between the story and the audience. It is as if the story itself is matted on a frame, and we are just looking at it in a gallery with a curator recounting the story as opposed to the viewer experiencing the story from a first-person perspective.

    Keanu Reeves is not the problem here. There is no room here to critique about woodiness as there wasn't enough for him to do. He is casted here for marketing reasons and it really shows. Reeves' character is sidelined by Hiroyuki Sanada, who plays the leader of the Ronin. Sanada carries the film with his powerful presence; you really do believe he can really hurt someone with a sword. He has long been the go-to guy for American-Japanese co-productions and it's finally nice to see him in a central role. Tadanobu Asano also shows up to chew some scenery as the villain and adds a depth that wasn't on the page. My fingers are still crossed he will play Genghis Khan again in a sequel to Mongul.

    Hearing the film opened poorly in Japan is unfortunate. Perhaps it is uncomfortable for the Japanese to see their own folktale retold in a foreign production. I have bulked at my fair share of Hollywood misrepresentations of Chinese culture, and evidently there is a sufficient amount of Orientalism in the film. Though the fantasy elements and the production design are so extreme it plays closer to a graphic novel. The more I think about why the fantasy elements were added, the more it seems like it is there to justify the casting of Keanu Reeves as a half- Caucasian half-Japanese outsider amongst an entire cast of Japanese actors. I can't help but imagine what a more realistic telling of this story would have been like as the Japanese cultural elements and Samurai politics were more interesting than the magic and mythic beasts.

    To sum it all up, 47 Ronin is a fantasy graphic novel style adaptation of a Japanese folktale released in December. Perhaps it is not exactly the most festive way to start the new year with all the beheadings and Samurai ritual suicide. The story also takes a long time to get set up, which asks for a lot of patience on the viewer's part. The ideal crowd would have been overseas anime geeks who are fascinated with Japanese pop culture, and perhaps for that, the film may have fared better if it was released in the March-April slot. That all said, even with its flaws and supposed qualifiers, 47 Ronin accomplishes what it sets out to do. It's just not for everybody.
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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Japan
      • Hungary
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 47 Lãng Nhân
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Bluegrass Films
      • H2F Entertainment
      • Mid Atlantic Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $175,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,362,475
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,910,310
      • Dec 29, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $151,783,839
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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