47 Ronin is a 2013 American directed by Carl Rinsch. Scripted by and from a story by Morgan and, the film is a work of ('The Treasury of Loyal Retainers') serving as a fictionalized account of the, a real-life group of masterless under in 18th-century Japan who avenged Naganori's death by confronting his rival. Starring and, the film was produced by H2F Entertainment, Mid Atlantic Films, and Stuber Productions, and was released theatrically by on December 25, 2013 in the United States.47 Ronin. PlotIn, Kai is a half-Japanese, half-English outcast who lives in the, which is ruled by the benevolent Lord. When Kai was young, Asano adopted him as a foundling. Asano's daughter Mika and Kai eventually fall in love, despite Kai being scorned by her father's samurai due to his mixed ancestry.Before a planned visit from, Asano is visited by the Shōgun's master of ceremonies, Lord, who wants to take Akō for himself. Kira enlists the help of a shapeshifting named Mizuki who sends a to kill Asano in the forest of Ako.

Asano's samurai struggle in their battle with the monster so Kai joins in riding an abandoned horse. As the monster charges him, Kai recovers a lost sword that he uses to slay it. Shortly thereafter he spots Mizuki disguised in her white fox form with. Later during the Shōgun's visit, Kai sees that one of the Shōgun's concubines has the same multi-colored eyes.

He tries to warn Asano's principal counselor and samurai, that there is a Witch amongst Kira's household; but Oishi dismisses his warning.Later, Kira arranges a duel for the entertainment of the Shōgun: Kira's best warrior, the giant Samurai, will battle a warrior of Asano's choosing. However, before the duel begins, Mizuki uses her magic to incapacitate Asano's combatant. Kai secretly dons his armor and fights in his stead, but his disguise is revealed and the Shōgun orders him severely beaten as punishment. Later that night, Mizuki uses her magic to make Asano believe that Kira is raping Mika, causing him to attack an unarmed Kira in his. Asano is sentenced to death for attacking a official, though the Shōgun allows him to die with honor through. The Shōgun then gives Kira both the Akō domain and Mika, although he grants Mika one year to mourn the death of her father before marrying Kira.

The Shōgun also brands Oishi and his men and forbids them from seeking vengeance for Asano's death. To ensure that the ronin do not interfere with his takeover plans, Kira imprisons Oishi in an outdoor pit to break his spirit.Nearly a year later, Oishi is released by Kira's men. He now knows that Kira is guilty of treachery for using Mizuki's sorcery to cause Asano's downfall. Oishi reunites with his family and asks his son Chikara to aid him in reuniting the scattered ronin. They learn that Kai has been sold into slavery and Oishi rescues him from the fighting pits of the Dutch colony of.

Kai leads them to the Forest, a mystical place he escaped from as a child, so that they can find swords for themselves. Kai instructs Oishi to never draw his sword while in the Tengu temple and continues alone to another room to face the Tengu Master, who once trained Kai in their fighting ways. While Kai confronts the Tengu Master in a battle of wills, Oishi watches an illusion of his men being slaughtered by the Tengu, during which he fights the urge to draw his own sword. With Kai and Oishi both successful in their Tengu challenges, the ronin are given Tengu swords.Armed with their new weapons, the ronin plan to attack Kira on his pilgrimage to a shrine where he seeks blessings for his wedding to Mika. However, Kira's procession is a trap and the ronin are ambushed by Kira's forces, led by Mizuki and her companion Samurai.

Several of the ronin are killed, and Mizuki, thinking they are all dead, takes Oishi's sword and presents it to Kira as a trophy. Mizuki later taunts Mika with their deaths and attempts to manipulate her into committing suicide from despair.Oishi and Kai (having actually survived the attack) rally the surviving ronin. Oishi, Kai, and half of the ronin infiltrate Kira's castle by disguising themselves as a band of traveling wedding performers loyal to the memory of Lord Asano. With Kira's men distracted during the performance, the remaining ronin scale the castle walls, and the reunited groups start to battle with Kira's men. While Oishi fights Kira, Kai and Mika are attacked by Mizuki, who shape-shifts into a dragon.

Forty-seven ronin, the 47 loyal retainers of the lord of Ako, whose vendetta ranks as one of the most dramatic episodes of Japanese history. After the death of their master over a breach in palace etiquette, the 47 samurai spent years plotting their revenge against the man responsible for his death.

Kai uses his sword and draws on the mystical powers of the Tengu to finally kill her. After gutting him, Oishi emerges with Kira's severed head and Kira's men surrender.After winning the battle, the ronin (including Kai) surrender themselves to Shogunate authority and are sentenced to death as they explicitly violated the Shōgun's prohibition on avenging Asano. However, the Shōgun finds that they followed the principles of in their actions and, therefore, restores their honor as samurai. Thus, instead of execution, the ronin are allowed to perform seppuku. Tony hawk shred ps3. They are also given the honor of burial with their master, Lord Asano. The Shōgun gives Akō back to Mika, and at the seppuku ceremony, he pardons Oishi's son Chikara so that he may serve Akō and preserve Oishi's bloodline for the country.A closing caption informs the audience of the tradition of paying respect at the graves of the 47 Ronin which continues every year on. as Kai, a half-Japanese, half-English outcast adopted by the household of Lord Asano who joins the Ronin.

The character was created for the film. Daniel Barber as Teen Kai. as, the leader of the Rōnin. as, Lord Asano's rival. as Mizuki the Witch, an sorceress who serves Lord Kira. as Mika, Lord Asano's daughter and Kai's love interest. Arisa Maekawa as Teen Mika.

as, the former master of the Rōnin. as. as Chikara, Oishi's son. as Yasuno.

Hiroshi Sogabe as Hazama. Takato Yonemoto as Basho. Hiroshi Yamada as Hara.

as Kapitan. as Isogai. Shu Nakajima as Horibe. as.

Natsuki Kunimoto as Riku. as Troupe Leader (Kabuki Actor). as Foreman. as Narrator. Production47 Ronin marked the directorial debut of Carl Rinsch based on a screenplay by screenwriter with screenwriter brought in for rewrites.

The film has almost nothing in common with the original historical epic, instead being set 'in a world of witches and giants.' First announced the film in December 2008 with attached to star. Reported that 'the film will tell a stylized version of the story, mixing fantasy elements of the sort seen in pics, with gritty battle scenes akin to those in films such as.' Universal planned to produce the film in 2009 after finding a director and in November of that year, the studio entered talks with Rinsch to direct the film.In December 2010, the studio announced that the film would be produced and released in.

Between March and April 2011, five Japanese actors were cast alongside Reeves:,. According to Variety, Universal chose them to make the story more authentic instead of picking actors who would be recognizable in the United States. Universal provided Rinsch with an initial production budget of $175 million despite his complete lack of feature film experience, which led to considering it to be a 'large-scale, downright risky' move. Filming began on March 14, 2011 in. Origo Film Group contributed to the movie. Production moved to in the United Kingdom; additional filming in Japan was also planned. Reeves said that scenes were filmed first in the Japanese language to familiarize the cast, and the scenes were filmed again in the English language.

The actors' costumes were designed by, who said, 'We decided to base it on the culture and what the shapes should be—i.e., everyone's in a —but we've thrown a kind of fashion twist at it. And we've made it full of color, which is quite unusual for me.' Re-shoots were done in during late August 2012, delayed by the and the filming of Reeves' directorial debut. Universal pulled Rinsch from the project during the editing stages in late 2012 with Universal executive Donna Langley taking over the editing process. In addition, the studio added a love scene, extra close-ups and individual lines of dialogue in order to try and boost Reeves' presence in the film which 'significantly added' to the budget of the film.

Release47 Ronin was originally scheduled to be released on November 21, 2012, but was moved to February 8, 2013 due to the need for work on the 3D visual effects. It was once again moved to a final release date of December 25, 2013 in order to account for the re-shoots and post-production. 47 Ronin did not do well in its Japanese opening, taking $1.3 million, as compared to the opening weekend's first place finisher Lupin III vs. Detective Conan's $6.3 million. An endorsement from the cast of Sengoku Basara that Japanese fans who tweet with the hash tag #RONINBASARA until January 23, 2014 can win for PS3 or a 47 Ronin poster signed by the film's cast. Home mediareleased 47 Ronin on, and Blu-ray 3D on April 1, 2014. February 26, 2014.

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