I saw "47 Ronin", Keanu Reeves-The Day the Earth Stood Still-2008, the Matrix movies; Hiroyuki Sanada-The Wolverine, Rush Hour 3; Ko Shibasaki- Galileo-t.v., One Missed Call-2003 and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa-Balls of Fury, Mortal Kombat.
This is a mystical Samurai story based on a Japanese folktale. I say mystical because it has witches and magical swords in it. It's the story of 47 Ronin that are trying to restore the honor of their dead master. FYI: a Ronin is a Samurai without a master. The story starts with Keanu, as a young boy. He is running through the forest and he is found by Hiroyuki, a Samurai, hunting in the woods with his master. They take Keanu into their clan and train him, although some of the other Samurai do not approve-they call him a half-breed. Ko is the daughter of the Samurai and she takes a liking to Keanu, also not approved by the others. Cary plays the big Shogun that wants to take over all the neighboring lands and after a certain witch stirs up trouble, Keanu's master is put to death. The 47 Ronin now have a mission to restore their honor and the honor of their dead master. There are some good special effects and lots of sword fighting scenes, but the ending is a little different, but it is staying in character with the duty and honor of a Samurai. It's rated "PG-13" for violence and disturbing images and has a running time of 1 hour & 59 minutes. I enjoyed it enough that I would buy it on Blu-Ray.
This is a mystical Samurai story based on a Japanese folktale. I say mystical because it has witches and magical swords in it. It's the story of 47 Ronin that are trying to restore the honor of their dead master. FYI: a Ronin is a Samurai without a master. The story starts with Keanu, as a young boy. He is running through the forest and he is found by Hiroyuki, a Samurai, hunting in the woods with his master. They take Keanu into their clan and train him, although some of the other Samurai do not approve-they call him a half-breed. Ko is the daughter of the Samurai and she takes a liking to Keanu, also not approved by the others. Cary plays the big Shogun that wants to take over all the neighboring lands and after a certain witch stirs up trouble, Keanu's master is put to death. The 47 Ronin now have a mission to restore their honor and the honor of their dead master. There are some good special effects and lots of sword fighting scenes, but the ending is a little different, but it is staying in character with the duty and honor of a Samurai. It's rated "PG-13" for violence and disturbing images and has a running time of 1 hour & 59 minutes. I enjoyed it enough that I would buy it on Blu-Ray.