The film 47 Ronin is a 2013 Japanese-American fantasy action film depicting a fictional account of the forty-seven rōnin. However, he proved his rare humorous side when he mocked Professor Bomba's manner of speaking, much to Mary Katherine's disapproval, his taunting of the Boggans and ultimately his teasing "tough-love" manner with Nod. His intention for the cut was to conceal the fact that the bistro's interior was a set; its exterior was filmed on location. [2] Robert Fraisse's cinematography was routinely praised;[2][10] Michael Wilmington in the Chicago Tribune called it superficially attractive and entertaining. 2),[63] Time (No. Genres: Fantasy, Chambara. Conversations between the men show that they are all ex-government agents or ex-military-turned-mercenary. Critics also evaluated Frankenheimer because the broad acclaim he received with the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (1962) established him as a director. 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Deciding against it, she walks up the stairs. It stars Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, and Jonathan Pryce. Fantastic car chases and an ensemble of talented actors, where Robert DeNiro and Jean Reno shine the brightest (Stellan Skarsgård and Sean Bean are also really talented in their respective roles). [2][10][42][43] Todd McCarthy in Variety credited De Niro with sustaining the film[2] but a reviewer from the Chicago Reader disagreed. In July 1997, Variety reported that Frankenheimer had signed to direct Ronin, making it his fifth picture for United Artists. The website's consensus reads, "Ronin earns comparisons to The French Connection with strong action, dynamic road chase scenes, and solid performances". [28], Frankenheimer's affinity for deep depth of field led him to shoot the film entirely with wide-angle lenses ranging in focal length from 18 to 35 mm using the Super 35 format, both of which allow more of the scene to be included in each shot. Company Credits Frankenheimer had not lost his touch as a filmmaker, far from it. As the team prepares, Deirdre meets with her handler, Seamus O'Rourke, who tells her that the Russian mafia is bidding for the case and that the team must intervene before they get it. [11][30], For the final chase scene, which used 300 stunt drivers,[11] the production team bought four BMW 535is and five Peugeot 406s;[a] one of each was cut in half and towed by a Mercedes-Benz 500 E while the actors were inside them. Sam keeps glancing at the door as patrons enter, but Vincent convinces Sam that Deirdre will not be coming back. [11] According to Prince, "Frankenheimer's success at working in this realist style, avoiding special effects trickery, places the car chase in Ronin in the same rarefied class as the celebrated chase in Bullitt (1968)". After retrieving it from a post office, they are pursued by Sam and Vincent in a high-speed chase. • Robert De Niro as Sam, an American mercenary formerly associated with the CIA. It's not one of these CGI pictures, it's a film about people. 1 on its list of the "12 Best Action Movies You've Never Heard Of". MacGuffin. Cast Ken Takakura Kuranosuke Oishi Ruriko Asaoka Riku Koji Ishizaka Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa TomoNews US. 6),[65] Complex (No. | [32] From Sandoval's three choices, Frankenheimer hired Czech composer Elia Cmíral,[11][32] who said he "was far away from being even a 'B' composer at that time". [80], Ronin influenced the conception of the action video games Burnout[b] and Alpha Protocol.[83]. 9),[68] IGN (No. [11] The actors were placed inside the cars while being driven at up to 100 mph (160 km/h), by Formula One driver Jean-Pierre Jarier, and high-performance drivers Jean-Claude Lagniez and Michel Neugarten. [41], Critical reception to Ronin was favorable;[16] critics praised its ensemble cast, with many singling out Robert De Niro. [57] Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune called Ronin an homage to The French Connection (1971), The Parallax View (1974), and Three Days of the Condor (1975); thriller films known for their lack of visual effects. Then he seemed to lose his way (even taking over the disastrous Island of Dr Moreau in 1996). Sound engineer Mike Le Mare recorded all of the film's cars on a racetrack, mixing them later in post-production. 0:47. [9] According to Frankenheimer, 2,200 shots were filmed. [7] The car chases, which were favorably compared with those in Bullitt and The French Connection,[8][9] were included on several media outlets' lists as the best depicted on film. During Natacha's performance that night, Mikhi meets with Gregor, who says a sniper in the arena will shoot Natacha if Mikhi betrays him. [74][75] Screen Rant ranked Ronin No. At a bistro in Montmartre, Irish operative Deirdre meets with two Americans, Sam and Larry, and a Frenchman, Vincent. Sam Robert De Niro. 6),[72] and Collider. and "What is the full cast list of Ronin?" Seamus kills Larry and escapes with a reluctant Deirdre and Gregor. [11] He added, "I would not have been able to do the film nearly as well anywhere else". [76] In 2014, Time Out polled several film critics, directors, actors, and stunt actors about their top action films;[77] Ronin was 72nd on the list. The film was photographed by Robert Fraisse in his native France from November 3, 1997, to March 3, 1998. From England, Spence (Sean Bean), a munitions and bomb man. Filming & Production Amid the ensuing chaos from the shooting, Sam and Vincent leave the arena just in time to see Seamus kill Mikhi and steal the case. Where was filmed movie Ronin, cast Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård. [7], In February 1999, MGM Home Entertainment released Ronin as a two-disc DVD that contained versions in widescreen and pan and scan formats, and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. [9] The actors had enrolled at a high-performance driving school before production began. [25][27] Scenes set in a road tunnel were filmed at night because it was impossible to block tunnel traffic during the day. [5][37] Ronin was 1998's 11th-highest-grossing R-rated film. [11] Mick Gould, the film's technical advisor and a former member of the Special Air Service, shared his experiences of weapons-handling and military tactics with the actors. Ronin is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by John David Zeik and David Mamet, under the pseudonym Richard Weisz. The cast members of Ronin have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with. [53], The film's title was derived from the Japanese legend of rōnin, samurai whose leader was killed and left them with no one to serve, and roamed the countryside as mercenaries and bandits to regain a sense of purpose. Seamus is shot dead by Vincent before he could kill the wounded Sam. Official Sites [11], Frankenheimer avoided using special effects in the car-chase scenes, previsualizing them with storyboards and used the same camera mounts as those used on Grand Prix. [20], According to Frankenheimer, French authorities helped him circumvent a strict Paris ordinance that prohibited film productions from firing guns in the city. "[21], According to Zeik's attorney, just before production began, playwright David Mamet was brought in to expand De Niro's role and add a female love interest; although Mamet rewrote several scenes, his contributions were minor. [11] Filming concluded at La Défense on March 3, 1998. Ronin premiered at the 1998 Venice Film Festival before its general release on September 25. Deirdre's team successfully ambushes the convoy at La Turbie and pursues the survivors to Nice. [58] The director credited the Russian film The Cranes Are Flying (1957) with inspiring invisible cuts in Ronin. [11][24] The director also avoided bright primary colors to preserve a first-generation-of-film quality. 47 Ronin is a strange film in that it’s pretty decent when it focuses on the classic tale of the 47 Ronin but then it’ll get sidetracked with some strange mystical thing and it suddenly feels like you’re watching a completely different movie. [79] Ronin was included in the film reference book 101 Action Movies You Must See Before You Die. It is different at 20 frames than at 24 frames. 10),[67] PopMatters (No. Sam is shot while saving Vincent's life; Vincent takes him to a villa owned by his friend, Jean-Pierre. [32][33] MGM executive vice-president for music Michael Sandoval assembled an A-list to replace Goldsmith. [11], Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 67%, with an average rating of 6.24/10, based on 66 reviews. The character was created for the film. Rated the #743 best film of 2013. [40] It dropped further until its sixth weekend, when it grossed $1.1 million (13th place) at 1,341 locations. [22], Ronin was produced on a budget of $55 million. [59] Rotten Tomatoes also ranked Ronin No. | 47 Ronin sequel release date, cast and plot - What we know so far Universal Pictures By Robert Balkovich / Aug. 13, 2020 2:17 pm EST / Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 2:17 pm EST [9] Frank Mancuso Jr. served as the film's producer. The film is stylistically bonded with the principles of his work as found in the earliest and best period of his career. [39] The film dropped to fifth place on its second weekend and to seventh on its third, grossing $7.2 million and $4.7 million, respectively, at 2,487 locations. [7] Prince wrote: With Ronin, Frankenheimer vindicated his cinematic talents and aesthetic preferences. The team tracks Gregor through one of Sam's old CIA contacts and corners him in the Arles Amphitheatre during his meeting with two of Mikhi's men. Starring: 菊地凛子 [Rinko Kikuchi], Hiroyuki Sanada, Keanu Reeves. The film performed moderately well at the box office, grossing $70.7 million on a budget of $55 million. [11] The climactic scene with a panicked crowd at Le Zénith required about 2,000 extras, who were supervised by French casting director Margot Capelier. [50] In August 2017, Arrow Video released a special edition Blu-ray with a 4K resolution restoration from the original camera negative that was supervised and approved by cinematographer Robert Fraisse. [35] For AllMusic, Jason Ankeny rated the album 4.5 out of 5 and called it a "profoundly visceral listening experience, illustrating an expert grasp of pacing and atmosphere". [11] Right-hand drive versions of the cars were also purchased; a dummy steering wheel was installed on the left side while the stunt drivers drove the speeding vehicles. [33] Cmíral attended a private screening of the film's final version and considered its main theme, which at Frankenheimer's behest would incorporate qualities of "sadness, loneliness, and heroism". Ronin got to be the last good film that John Frankenheimer directed and it is an action film with nerve. [25], Because there were no second unit director and camera operator to film the action scenes, Frankenheimer and cinematographer Robert Fraisse supervised them for an additional 30 days after the main unit finished filming. [5] Principal photography lasted 78 days,[9] beginning on November 3, 1997, in an abandoned workshop at Aubervilliers. [55] In his essay, "Action and Abstraction in Ronin", Stephen Prince wrote that the rōnin metaphor explores themes of "service, honor, and obligation to complex ways by showing that service may entail betrayal and that honor may be measured according to disparate terms". List ranges from Robert De Niro to Sean Bean, plus much more. 3),[71] Consequence of Sound (No. Frankenheimer wrote, "J.D. See the full list of Ronin cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. 0:48 'The Beast of Ago" 47 RONIN Movie Clip # 4. We didn't shoot a line of Zeik's script. [34] Cmíral sent a demonstration to Frankenheimer, who "loved" it, and was signed as the film's composer. [35], Ronin had its world premiere at the 1998 Venice Film Festival on September 12,[36] before a wide release on September 25. Mikhi lets Gregor watch as the sniper kills Natacha before killing him and taking the case. A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. [78] Paste magazine ranked the film at No. 8),[70] Business Insider (No. 10 on its list of the "25 Best Movies of 1998". Their first task before the main mission is to acquire weapons; this turns into a setup. Deirdre briefs them on their mission: to attack a heavily armed convoy and steal a large, metallic briefcase. [40] The film ended its theatrical run with a gross of $41.6 million in the U.S. and Canada, and $70.7 million worldwide. Critics were generally positive about the film's action, casting, and technical aspects, while the plot attracted criticism. As she drives away, Seamus is forced to return to the arena as Sam gives chase. After removing the bullet and letting Sam recuperate, Vincent asks Jean-Pierre to help them find Gregor and the Irishmen. Frankenheimer, however, called Mamet's contributions more significant; "The credits should read: 'Story by J.D. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 47 Ronin (1994) near you. [13][45] Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert wrote that its content is identical to that of the equally-mysterious case in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994),[42] which itself is a MacGuffin. [60] On Metacritic the film received "Generally favorable reviews", with an overall weighted average of 67 out of 100, based on 23 reviews. Frankenheimer yielded to the test audience's response with a compromise ending; he said, "with the tremendous investment MGM/UA had in this movie, you have to kind of listen to the audience". Ronin, Frankenheimer's last well-received feature film,[6] was considered to be a return to form for the director. He negotiates selling it to the Russians, but his contact attempts to betray him. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of Ronin with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at TVGuide.com She takes them to a warehouse where the Englishman Spence and the German Gregor are waiting. Michael Lonsdale's character elaborates on the analogy in an anecdote about the forty-seven rōnin told with miniatures, comparing the film's characters to the 18th-century rōnin of Japan. The characters involved in Ronin are not spies as such, but the film very much possesses that spy-games style aesthetic. | Cast + Crew Wednesday, December 25, 2013 PG-13, 1 hr 59 min With Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård. [32][35], Cmíral's score for Ronin, his first for a major film studio,[34] was recorded in seven weeks at CTS Studio in London. [32][35] It was orchestrated and conducted by Nick Ingman, edited by Mike Flicker, and recorded and mixed by John Whynot. [2] The film was considered to be a return to form for Frankenheimer,[19][47] whose Emmy Awards for the television films Against the Wall (1994), The Burning Season, Andersonville and George Wallace had resurrected his career, after it lost momentum during the 1970s and 1980s due to the director's alcohol addiction. [45] Some reviewers singled out the espionage scene in which De Niro and Natascha McElhone pose as tourists and photograph their targets at a Cannes hotel as one of the film's best.[2][12]. [44] The film's action scenes, particularly the car chases, were generally praised;[2][16] Janet Maslin in The New York Times called them "nothing short of sensational". Back in the 60s, John Frankenheimer was a major player, with films such as The Manchurian Candidate, Seconds and The Birdman of Alcatraz to his credit. Film critic and historian Stephen Prince called the film Frankenheimer's "end-of-career masterpiece". Film View all Film Film news ... Ronin John Frankenheimer (1998) 116min. The film is about a team of former special operatives hired to steal a mysterious, heavily guarded briefcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties. Cast & Crew. From Russia, Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard), who may be ex-KGB and is a computer expert. [73] Some critics have said the chase scenes in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) were influenced by those in Ronin. 12),[64] Fandango (No. 'The Tenegu Monks' 47 RONIN Movie Clip # 5. On the film's DVD audio commentary, Frankenheimer notes a wipe during the opening scenes made by two extras walking across the frame, which becomes a tracking shot of Jean Reno entering the bistro. "[9] Point-of-view shots from cameras mounted below the cars' front fender were used to deliver a heightened sense of speed. [48] The DVD also contains the alternative ending and an audio commentary by John Frankenheimer, who discusses the film's production history. 25),[66] The Daily Telegraph (No. 47 RONIN "Confessing their Love" Movie Clip # 3. In Paris, Gregor is persuaded through violent interrogation to give the case back to Seamus and Deirdre. "[20] He also saw it as an opportunity to apply his broad knowledge and understanding of France, especially Paris, in which he resided for many years. [6][10] Ronin was Frankenheimer's last well-received feature film;[6] Wilmington called it the director's best theatrical film in decades despite lacking The Manchurian Candidate's "blazing invention",[45] and Stephen Prince called the film his "end-of-career masterpiece". "[22] Frankenheimer later said in an open letter to Variety in September 1998, the story of his denial of shared screenwriting credit to Zeik was false. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, hairdresser: Mr. De Niro / makeup artist: Mr. De Niro, prosthetics makeup artist / special makeup effects, special makeup effects artist (uncredited), assistant production manager (uncredited), first assistant director (as Michel Cheyko), assistant sound editor (as Reuben Domingo), sound designer (as Mike Le-Mare) / supervising sound editor (as Mike Le-Mare), sound designer: Guitar Productions Sound (uncredited), digital production coordinator (uncredited), visual effects executive producer: Duboi (uncredited), stunt double: Robert De Niro (uncredited), stunt double: Robert De Niro (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited), stunt double: Natascha McElhone (uncredited), camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator, additional film loader (as Scott Nederman), additional first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited), additional first assistant camera (uncredited), director of photography: second unit (uncredited), camera operator: third camera (uncredited), assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited), casting associate (as Elizabeth Lang Fedrick), dresser: Mr. De Niro (as Karen Muller-Serreau), production driver: Skipp Sudduth & Katarina Witt (uncredited), assistant: Mr. Frankenheimer (as Margo Hunt), dialogue coach: Mr. Bloch (as Patrizia Pierangeli), assistant: Mr. Mancuso Jr. (as Claudia Schön-Maier), additional voices (uncredited) / dialect coach: Russian (uncredited). [9], Many of Ronin's principal crew members had worked with Frankenheimer on television films; editor Tony Gibbs on George Wallace, set designer Michael Z. Hanan on George Wallace and The Burning Season (1994), and costume designer May Routh on Andersonville (1996). Ronin is noted for its realistic car chases in Nice and Paris, and its convoluted plot that uses the briefcase as a MacGuffin. Ronin Pop (Japanese Movie); Korean and Japanese collaboration movie. An extraordinary cast of actors, all on the same formidable wavelength, match wits most impressively throughout the story. [11] According to Lagniez, the car-stunt coordinator, it was a priority not to cheat the speed by adjusting the frame rate; he said, "When you do, it affects the lighting. [25] Production was suspended for Christmas on December 19 and resumed on January 5, 1998, at Épinay, where the crew built two interior sets on sound stages; one for the bistro in Montmartre and another for the rural farmhouse,[25] both of which also have exterior location shots. [51] Arrow's Blu-ray also includes archival bonus features that originally appeared on the MGM special edition DVD,[52] together with Fraisse talking about his early cinematography career and his involvement with Ronin. [11] He advised the actors and extras not to wear bright colors and had the film processed with Deluxe's Color Contrast Enhancement (CCE), "a silver-retention method of processing film that deepens blacks, reduces color, and heightens the visible appearance of film grain". As she gets into her car, IRA men drag her into a van and call her a traitor; it is implied that she is later killed. [43] These scenes, however, were criticized by The Washington Post for their length[12] and by McCarthy for their excessive jump cuts. | Its aesthetic of realism places it with Grand Prix, The Train, and The Gypsy Moths, and its minimalist conception of character and narrative detail bonds it to those productions as well. Sam finds Deirdre waiting in a getaway car; he convinces her to leave after explaining that he is still an active government agent working undercover to get Seamus, not the case. [54], The film features a MacGuffin plot device in the form of a briefcase, the contents of which are important but unknown. According to director John Frankenheimer, De Niro "was always dream casting" for the film. In the manga and anime Rurouni Kenshin , the hitokiri Himura Kenshin becomes a rōnin after the end of the Edo period, wandering for ten years in … The "MacGuffin" is a longstanding tradition in films and it is used to great effect in Ronin. This was enacted because many civilians had been complaining about the gunfire noise produced by film shoots. [11] In the second ending, Deirdre walks to her car after Sam and Vincent leave the bistro; this ending was also rejected because it verged on being "too Hollywood", hinting at a sequel. During the gunfight, Gregor steals the case and disappears. [56] According to Stephen B. Armstrong, "Arguably Frankenheimer uses this story to highlight and contrast the moral and social weakness that characterize the band of rōnin in his film". [45] Although the plot was criticized by the Chicago Reader as dull and The Washington Post as derivative,[12][44] Wilmington called it a "familiar but taut tale". Watch Ronin movie trailer and get the latest cast info, photos, movie review and more on TVGuide.com. Movie was filmed in 1998, countries of filming locations are United Kingdom, United States. Unsure where to go next, Sam and Vincent decide to track down the Russians; one of Jean-Pierre's contacts tells them they are involved with figure-skater (and Mikhi's girlfriend) Natacha Kirilova, who is appearing at Le Zénith. Fresh Movie Trailers. Vincent shoots out their tire, sending their car off an unfinished overpass. [32] Cmíral's piece "Ronin Theme" was used for the opening scenes. [48], It was released on Blu-ray with its theatrical trailer in February 2009. 101 on its list of the "140 Essential Action Movies To Watch Now". A radio broadcast announces that a peace agreement between Sinn Féin and the British government has been reached, partially as a result of Seamus's death. [21] Frankenheimer chose French cinematographer Robert Fraisse to help him achieve the look and style he wanted for the film. [28] The freeway chase, in which the actors dodge oncoming vehicles, was filmed in four hours on a closed road. [9] Steadicam, a camera stabilizer used for half of the shoot, was operated by the director's longtime collaborator David Crone. Sam and Vincent, unaware of Deidre's abduction, finish their conversation and depart. Professional racing car drivers coordinated and performed the vehicle stunts, and Elia Cmiral scored the film, his first for a major studio. [61] Audiences polled by CinemaScore during Ronin's opening weekend gave the film an average grade of C+ on scale of A+ to F.[62], Ronin's car chases were included on several media outlets' lists as the best depicted on film, including CNN (No. Sam and Vincent have coffee in the bistro where they first met. • Keanu Reeves as Kai, a half-Japanese, half-English outcast adopted by the household of Lord Asano who joins the Ronin. A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians. [11] He credited Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers (1966), a film he considered flawless and more influential than any other he had seen, with inspiring this style. On choosing France as the story's key location, Zeik said: "Many years later in Nice, the location of one of the key set pieces of the story, I stared into the sun and saw the silhouettes of five heavily armed Gendarmes crossing the Promenade des Anglais. In the first, Deirdre (McElhone) waits on the stairs next to the bistro and considers joining Sam (De Niro) and Vincent (Reno). Zeik is unequivocally entitled to the first position screenwriting credit as well as the sole story credit he was awarded by the WGA ... [He] deserves recognition for his significant contribution to this film, and I am proud to have worked with him". [49] MGM released a special edition DVD of the film in October 2004 and a two-disc collector's edition in May 2006, both of which have additional cast and crew interviews. The international team includes Sam (Robert De Niro), an ex-intelligence officer, along with Vincent (Jean Reno), Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard) and others. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 Ronin. [11], Writer John David Zeik, a newcomer to film,[22] conceived the idea for Ronin after reading James Clavell's novel Shōgun at the age of 15. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case. [32] To achieve this, Cmíral performed with the duduk, an ancient, double-reed woodwind flute that originated in Armenia. Frankenheimer signed to direct Zeik's screenplay, which Mamet rewrote to expand De Niro's role and develop plot details, in 1997. [11], Jerry Goldsmith was originally commissioned to compose the score for Ronin but left the project. A stakeout, Sam and Deirdre by Robert Fraisse to help them find Gregor and the ronin film cast. 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