47 Ronin

Japan's most celebrated tale of chivalry, loyalty and revenge?and the basis for a Hollywood feature film starring Keanu Reaves?47 Ronin is the epic tale of a heroic band of Samurai warriors who defy the Japanese Emperor to avenge the honor of their fallen master.

John Allyn's vivid retelling, with a foreword by scholar and film advisor, Stephen Turnbull, presents this epic of Japanese literature in its correct historical context.