Japan Synopsis
元禄 忠臣蔵
In 1701, Lord Takuminokami Asano has a feud with Lord Kira and he tries to kill Kira in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Lord Asano to commit suppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Lord Kira. Lord Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the dishonor of their Lord. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi asks the Shogun to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses his request and Oishi and forty-six ronin revenge their Lord.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The 47 Ronin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
Drama + History in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The 47 Ronin itself).
The 1940s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1940s in Japan, 20 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The 47 Ronin premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 31st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
58 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (52th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The 47 Ronin, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- revenge killing · 5
- shogunate · 5
- vengeance · 5
- loyalty · 4
- pride · 3
- harakiri · 3
- dignity · 1
- clash of clans · 1
- history of japan · 1
- feudal japan · 26
- ronin · 18
- kyoto · 12
- shogun · 8
- seppuku · 7
- feudal lord · 6
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- samurai · 128
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,150 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #947 of 1,933 (top 49%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 3h 43m |
| Release Date | December 8, 1941 |
| IMDb | tt0033654 |