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Blade of the 47 Ronin

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Blade of the 47 Ronin
Official release poster
Directed byRon Yuan
Screenplay by
Produced byTim Kwok
Starring
CinematographyL. T. Chang
Edited byCharles Norris
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • October 25, 2022 (2022-10-25)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blade of the 47 Ronin is a 2022 American action fantasy film directed by Ron Yuan and written by John Swetnam, Aimee Garcia, and AJ Mendez, and is a sequel to 47 Ronin (2013). Set 300 years after its predecessor, the film follows the fight for survival of the final descendants of the 47 Ronin.

Blade of the 47 Ronin was released as a Netflix Original Film on October 25, 2022.

Premise

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The film continues the story of ancient Japanese Rōnin warriors set 300 years after 47 Ronin, in a modern-day world where Samurai clans exist in complete secrecy.[1][2]

Cast

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  • Anna Akana as Luna
  • Mark Dacascos as Shinshiro
  • Teresa Ting as Onami
  • Mike Moh as Reo
  • Dustin Nguyen as Nikko
  • Chris Pang as Arai
  • Daniel Southworth as Yurei
  • Nino Furuhata as Dash
  • Chikako Fukuyama as Aya
  • Yoshi Sudarso as Sun
  • Enikõ Fülöp as Hana
  • Luna Fujimoto as Mai
  • Akira Koieyama as Ikeda
  • Dai Tabuchi as Hirano
  • Gen Seto as Maeda
  • Michael Daramola as Okoro

Production

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Development

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In August 2020, a sequel to 47 Ronin was announced to be in development with Ron Yuan serving as director. The project was described by the filmmaker as "genre-blending", as a combination of martial arts, action, horror and cyber-punk genres.[3] The plot of the film will take place 300 years "into the future", and will be produced by Universal 1440 Entertainment and distributed by Netflix. Production began in the first quarter of 2021.[4][5][6]

In April 2021, Aimee Garcia and AJ Mendez joined the production as co-screenwriters; the pair of writing-collaborators' first feature film credit.[7] By December 2021, it was revealed that John Swetnam had also joined the project as an additional screenwriter.[1]

Casting

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By December 2021, Anna Akana and Mark Dacascos joined the cast in leading roles; while Teresa Ting, Mike Moh, Dustin Nguyen, Yoshi Sudarso, and Chris Pang serve as the supporting cast.[1][2]

Filming

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Principal photography had commenced by December 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. Additionally, it was clarified that the plot will be set 300 years after the first film, as opposed to being set "in the future". The fictional plot, set in modern-day, centers around factions of Samurai who have operated in secrecy for centuries. The primary cast was announced, with Tim Kwok named as producer. The film will be a joint-venture production between Universal Pictures, Universal 1440 Entertainment, and Scrappy Heart Productions, and distributed by Netflix.[1][7][2]

Release

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Blade of the 47 Ronin was released on October 25, 2022, via streaming by Universal Filmed Entertainment Group as a Netflix Original Film.[8]

Future

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In October 2022, following the popularity of Blade of the 47 Ronin through its streaming release,[9] it was announced that a third film is in development.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Remley, Hilary (December 2, 2021). "'47 Ronin' Sequel, Starring Anna Akana and Mark Dacascos, Enters Production". Collider. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Nash, Anthony (December 2, 2021). "47 Ronin Sequel in the Works, Anna Akana and Mark Dacascos to Star". Coming Soon. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 12, 2020). "'47 Ronin' Sequel Sets 'Mulan's Ron Yuan As Director". Deadline. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - 47 Ronin Sequel". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Geisinger, Gabriella (August 25, 2020). "47 Ronin sequel is heading to Netflix – here's what we know so far: We're...Excited...Maybe?". Digital Spy. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Lawrence, Gregory (August 12, 2020). "'47 Ronin' Sequel in the Works for Netflix, 'Mulan' Actor to Direct". Collider. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 20, 2021). "'47 Ronin' Sequel Sets 'Lucifer's Aimee Garcia & NYT Bestselling Author AJ Mendez As Scribes". Deadline. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Frater, Patrick (December 17, 2021). "Universal's '47 Ronin' Gets a Facelift With Female-Skewing 'Blade' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Girolamo, Dan (November 1, 2022). "The 10 most popular movies on Netflix right now". DigitalTrends. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  10. ^ Navarro, Alexander (October 28, 2022). "Blade of the 47 Ronin Review: An Impressive & Bold Sequel from its Underrated Predecessor". MovieWeb. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
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