47 Ronin is an upcoming 2013 fantasy-adventure-action film depicting a fictional account of the forty-seven Ronin, a real-life group of samurai in 18th-century Japan who avenge the murder of their master (known as a "chūshingura" in Japan). The American studio Universal Pictures is producing the adaptation. The film is directed by Carl Erik Rinsch and stars Keanu Reeves and an ensemble of Japanese actors. Filming started in Budapest in March 2011; it moved to Shepperton Studios in London and will conclude in Japan. The release date was initially moved from November 21, 2012 to February 8, 2013, then again to Christmas Day 2013.



Director
Carl Erik Rinsch

Cast
Keanu Reeves as Kai
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as the Shogun
Hiroyuki Sanada as Kuranosuke Oishi
Kou Shibasaki as Mika
Tadanobu Asano as Lord Kira
Rinko Kikuchi as Mizuki
Jin Akanishi as Chikara Oishi

Distributor
Universal Pictures

Official Site
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