47 Ronin

47 Ronin (2013)

Timing: 1:59 (119 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2013-12-06

Country

Hungary, Japan, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Moving Picture Company, Mid Atlantic Films, Stuber Productions, H2F Entertainment

Genre

Drama, Action, Fantasy

Budget

$175 000 000

Revenue

$151 783 839

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Director

Carl Rinsch

Actors

Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano, Min Tanaka, Rinko Kikuchi, Jin Akanishi, Masayoshi Haneda, Hiroshi Sogabe, Takato Yonemoto
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Scenario

Producer

Eric McLeod, Pamela Abdy, Scott Stuber, Chris Fenton, Walter Hamada

Operator

John Mathieson

Composer

Ilan Eshkeri

Artist

Gavin Fitch, Gary Jopling, Guy Bradley

Audition

Denise Chamian, Priscilla John, Ania Kamieniecki-O'Hare

Editing

Stuart Baird, Sara Desmond
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• The arrows for the film were made by well-known European master Michael Reape. A small number of arrows were made in a ‘museum-quality’ for close-up shots.
• This is Karl Rinsch's directorial debut.
• Alongside Keanu Reeves, roles were given to five Japanese actors (Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi, Ko Shibasaki, and Jin Akanishi) to make the story more authentic, rather than choosing actors recognizable in the US.
• According to Keanu Reeves, specifically for the sake of the supporting actors, filming initially took place in Japanese and then in English.
• According to costume designer Penny Rose, everyone had costumes tailored to fit the background: “Based on the culture, the form of dress had to be one thing—a kimono—but we made a sort of ‘fashion’ twist on it and added different colors.”
• Specifically for the film, 300 bamboo shoots, each 15 meters high, and one-meter-tall bonsai trees over a hundred years old were brought to the London set from Italy.
• Filming began on March 14, 2011, and took place in Budapest, London, Japan, and on the Isle of Skye.
• The role of the one responsible for Prince Asano's death is played by actor Tadanobu Asano.
• The arrows for the film were made by the renowned European master Michael Reape. A small number of arrows were crafted in "museum quality" for close-up shots.
• According to costume designer Penny Rose, everyone had costumes tailored to the background: "Based on the culture, the form of clothing had to be one thing – a kimono, but we made a sort of 'fashionable' twist on it and added different colors."