47 Ronin Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The outcast Kai (Keanu Reeves) joins a group of Ronin, led by Kuranosuke Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), who seeks vengeance on Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano) for killing their master and banishing the group. The Ronin embark on a journey whose challenges would defeat most warriors.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)—a half-breed they once rejected—as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors. As this exiled, enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon, he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity.

Cited as official plot version from universalpictures.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in 47 Ronin.

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  Keanu Reeves

  ... Hiro

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

• T
  Tadanobu Asano

  ... Lord Kira

  Mortal Kombat 2, Mortal Kombat

• K
  Ken Watanabe

  Inception, Transformers 4: Age of Extinction

• H
  Hiroyuki Sanada

  ... Kuranosuke Ôishi

  Mortal Kombat 2, Mortal Kombat

• R
  Rinko Kikuchi

  ... Mizuki

  Pacific Rim, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

• C
  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

  ... Shogun

  Kubo and the Two Strings, Elektra

• Y
  Yorick van Wageningen

  ... Kapitan

  The Way: Chapter 2, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

• K
  Ko Shibasaki

  ... Mika

  The Boy and the Heron

• T
  Togo Igawa

  ... Tengu Lord

  The Hedgehog, Everly

• J
  Jin Akanishi

  ... Chikara Ôishi

Crew Behind the Film

The 47 Ronin behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Chris Morgan last wrote Red One and F10.

Director

Carl Erik Rinsch

Screenwriters

Chris Morgan
Hossein Amini

Producers

Pam Abdy
Walter Hamada
Scott Stuber

Production Details

What we know about the 47 Ronin movie production.

Key Facts

• A graphic novel/manga version, which stays close to the original story, has been written by Sean Michael Wilson and illustrated by Japanese artist Akiko Shimojima: The 47 Ronin: a graphic novel (2013).
• From ancient Japan's most enduring tale.

Production Updates for 47 Ronin

Aug 2013

Completed

Changed 47 Ronin movie production status. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

Nov 2011

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Filming started in Budapest in March 2011; it moved to Shepperton Studios in London and concluded in Japan.

Nov 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Nov 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Dec 2008

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

Dec 2004

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

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