Japan Synopsis
“For courage. For loyalty. For honor.”
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.
Audience Engagement
3,553 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 47 Ronin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Action in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 47 Ronin itself).
The 2012–2014 Japan Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 Japan release window, 47 Ronin sits at #410 of 530. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 47 Ronin premiered alongside 177 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 59m runtime, production spent $1.5M per minute on screen and earned $1.3M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 177 other Japan films in 2013.
The 2881st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 47 Ronin, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- half breed · 1
- ronin · 18
- samurai sword · 16
- shogun · 8
- japan · 454
- revenge · 210
- samurai · 128
- based on true story · 98
- suicide · 51
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,562 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,572 of 1,933 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hungary, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Mid Atlantic Films, Stuber Productions, Moving Picture Company, H2F Entertainment, Universal Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | December 6, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt1335975 |