Japan Synopsis
忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻
The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ronin avenged their master's honor after patiently waiting and planning for over a year to kill Kira. In turn, the ronin were themselves forced to commit seppuku for committing the crime of murder.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 47 Ronin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
History + Drama in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 47 Ronin itself).
The 1961–1963 Japan Window
47 Ronin holds position #12 of 44 Japan films in the 1961–1963 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 47 Ronin premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1962.
The 165th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
36 audience reviews — more than 56% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (56th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 47 Ronin, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- historical drama · 5
- seppuku · 7
- japan · 454
- revenge · 210
- samurai · 128
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,620 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan History productions specifically: #32 of 100 (top 32%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 3h 27m |
| Release Date | November 3, 1962 |
| IMDb | tt0055850 |