47 Ronin (2013 film)

47 Ronin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carl Rinsch
Produced by	Pamela Abdy Eric McLeod
Screenplay by	Chris Morgan Hossein Amini
Story by	Chris Morgan Walter Hamada
Starring	Keanu Reeves Hiroyuki Sanada
Music by	Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography	John Mathieson
Edited by	Stuart Baird
Production company	H2F Entertainment Mid Atlantic Films Moving Picture Company Stuber Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures Relativity Media
Release date	December 6, 2013 (2013-12-06) (Japan) December 25, 2013 (2013-12-25) (United States)
Running time	127 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$175 million
Box office	$151.8 million

47 Ronin is a 2013 American 3D adventure drama fantasy action film depicting a fictional account of the forty-seven Ronin, a real-life group of masterless samurai in 18th-century Japan who avenged the death of their lord, in the style of Chūshingura. Produced by Universal Studios, the film was directed by Carl Rinsch and stars Keanu Reeves and Hiroyuki Sanada.

The film received generally negative reviews, although some reviewers bestowed praise for the action and visuals. 47 Ronin grossed $151 million in worldwide box-office sales but failed to recoup its total budget of $225 million (consisting of $175 million for the film's production and $50 million for its distribution and marketing), and Variety reported the film as a costly box office bomb which left Universal Studios deeply in the red for 2013. Adjusted for inflation, it lost an estimated $152 million. Variety magazine listed 47 Ronin as one of "Hollywood's biggest box office bombs of 2013".

Shorter Summary:

In late medieval Japan, Kai is a half-Japanese, half-English outcast in the Akō Domain, which is ruled by the benevolent Lord Asano Naganori. When Kai was young, Asano found him lost and accepted him into his household. Kai and Asano's daughter, Mika, eventually fall in love.

Before a visit from Shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Asano is visited by Lord Kira, who wants to take Akō for himself. Kira enlists the help of a shapeshifting Kitsune named Witch who sends a Kirin to kill Asano. Asano's samurai struggle in their battle, Kai joins in using a lost sword to slay it.