Last Knights (2015)

A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master.

Director:

Kazuaki Kiriya (as Kaz I Kiriya)

Writers:

Michael Konyves (screenplay), Dove Sussman (screenplay)

Stars:

Clive Owen, Morgan Freeman, Aksel Hennie

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clive Owen	...	Raiden
Morgan Freeman	...	Bartok
Cliff Curtis	...	Lt. Cortez
Aksel Hennie	...	Geza Mott
Tsuyoshi Ihara	...	Ito
Sung-Ki Ahn	...	Auguste (as Sung Ki Ahn)
Payman Maadi	...	Emperor
Si-yeon Park	...	Hannah
Noah Silver	...	Gabriel
Ayelet Zurer	...	Naomi
Rose Caton	...	Lilly
Giorgio Caputo	...	Slim Tully
James Babson	...	Fat Jim
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Maria
Michael Lombardi	...	Josiah

Storyline

A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master in a sword-clashing adventure of loyalty, honor, and vengeance.

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Plot Keywords:

honour | medieval times | vengeance | iron gate | corrupt minister | 

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Taglines:

To Keep Their Honor, They Must Take Their Revenge.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK South Korea

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Last Knights of AKO

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Luka Productions International, Union Investment Partners, DMM.com

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the Japanese folk story of the 47 Ronin.

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Goofs

While watching Bartok's castle burning, an airplane is visible as the camera pans out to Raiden and his horse.

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Quotes

Raiden: We have planned, we have sacrificed, we have waited for the right moment and now we will restore the voice of our people.

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Alternate Versions

The UK '12A' cinema version had some of the stronger moments of violence removed. The '15' certificate DVD is uncut.

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Connections

Referenced in Show Leose Marese: Episode #1.1 (2015)

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Soundtracks

Free
feat. Natacha Atlas
by Satnam Ramgotra and Martin Tillman
(p) 2015 Moviescore Media

User Reviews

Pretty good medieval action drama flick

I am compelled to write my first review after 4 years on IMDb due to the bad reviews by critics. First off, I completely enjoyed this movie. I loved the initial setting which took about an hour which others complained to be too long but I felt that laid a good foundation for the plot to continue.

The second half could've been better but I'm not complaining. This was much better than Ridley Scott's Robin Hood when compared to a medieval story. What lacked in this movie was more character development and overall depth to both the story and characters. The details of storming the castle are also just gone through quickly without any importance. I feel like this could've been a 3 hour saga of excellent medieval story had the director gone with it. A fully developed story with multidimensional characters would've been perfect. Both Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman gave wonderful performances and as someone who loves their movies I felt satisfied just to see them in these particular roles.

Overall, don't miss this one just because of some harsh critic ratings. I felt entertained and this is one movie which did not let me down at all when compared with other medieval stories of the past few years.