47 Ronin originally premiered in Japan on December 6, 2013, where it opened to 753 screens and grossed an estimated $1.3 million, opening in third place behind Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie and Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (The Tale of Princess Kaguya).

Most recently, it was made into a 2013 American movie titled 47 Ronin, starring Keanu Reeves, and then again into a more stylized 2015 version titled Last Knights. [ 39 ] Woodblock prints

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47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy/action film loosely based on the story of The 47 Ronin. Very loosely. Outcast from society and enslaved due to being half-Japanese, half-British, a man named Kai ( Keanu Reeves ) encounters the eponymous ronin, led by Oishi ( Hiroyuki Sanada ).

47 Ronin: Directed by Carl Rinsch. With Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kô Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano. A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Lord Asano, the beloved ruler of Ako province, kills himself after his rival, Lord Kira, frames him for attempted murder. Keanu Reeves is playing the “half-breed”, Kai, the man who leads the charge against the malicious Lord Kira.

Dec 28, 2013 · I can’t say enough good things about this tale of courage, retribution, revenge and Bushido in feudal Japan. In 47 Ronin, Akira Kurosawa meets Hayao Miyazaki. Think The Seven Samurai with Hollywood production values and Princess Mononoke in real-life.

Nov 4, 2013 · Japanese epic, fantasy film, love story, and samurai action film. 47 Ronin is lots of things, but here's everything you really need to know.

Aug 28, 2022 · I’ve seen five Japanese films about the story of the 47 Ronin, made from 1941 to 1994. There were dozens more films about this famous incident from the early 1700s, as well as several TV series. I’ve chosen to highlight THE LOYAL 47 RONIN, a 2-hour-and-forty-four-minute version produced by the Daiei Studio in 1958…

The film depicts the legendary forty-seven Ronin and their plot to avenge the death of their lord, Asano Naganori, by killing Kira Yoshinaka, a shogunate official responsible for Asano being forced to commit seppuku.