Movie

47 Ronin

1994 · 129 min

A grave, patient chronicle of loyalty and vengeance, heavy with ritual and quiet grief, building toward a single decisive strike.

Overview: Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal followers (now Ronin, masterless Samurai) dedicate their lives to avenging his death.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, loyalty, justice, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
loyalty
justice
betrayal
death
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex none