The 47 Ronin
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The 47 Ronin

1941Movie3 h 43 min

DramaHistory
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Letterboxd3.8/5Rotten Tomatoes–82%
74
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Letterboxd3.8/5Rotten Tomatoes–82%

Summary

In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing

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  • Breaks your heart.
  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Pays off your patience.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Draws you into power games.

Not for laughs, scares or warmth.

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Tropes

Anti-Climaxin 208 titlesSo, the movie is about the 47 ronin, and their efforts to exact revenge on Lord Kira for the death of their master, Lord Asano.Playing Drunkin 157 titlesKuranosuke does this when some visitors arrive, the first trying to convince him to work for the shogun and the next two demanding he immediately go to war against Kira.All 21 tropes

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