After a treacherous warlord kills their master and. Based on a true life 18th century tale, this fictional account tells a dramatic tale. In any case, the movie struggles to create a classic hero arc for keanu reeves. The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2008 blacklist. Kai keanu reeves asks for weapons from a tengu master togo igawa, while oishi hiroyuki sanada has to resist the tengu masters mind games. He made his film debut in the short one step away in 1985. The following year, reeves appeared in the crime film rivers edge, and the television films babes in toyland, act of vengeance, and brotherhood of justice.
He is the son of patricia taylor, a showgirl and costume designer, and samuel nowlin reeves, a geologist. See more ideas about 47 ronin, keanu reeves and 47 ronin movie. To get you ready for this samurai movie, beyond the trailer host grace randolph gives you a. Built into 47 ronin is the character of a lowly halfbreed named kai, respectfully played by keanu reeves and essentially the legends true savior. With keanu reeves, rachel weisz, djimon hounsou, shia labeouf. Keanu reeves stars in the actionadventure epic, 47 ronin. Keanu reeves stars as a swordwielding warrior destined to join a band of 47 masterless men against a fearsome ruler. Scripted by chris morgan and hossein amini from a story by morgan and walter hamada, the film is a work of chushingura the treasury of loyal retainers serving as a fictionalized account of the fortyseven ronin, a reallife group of masterless samurai under daimyo asano naganori in 18thcentury japan who avenged.
In the film, keanu reeves portrays kai, a halfbritish halfjapanese outcast who is called upon by oishi, the leader of the 47. With keanu reeves, hiroyuki sanada, ko shibasaki, tadanobu asano. Spectacular goofiness should be expected of 47 ronin, an american film loosely based on the true story of 47 reallife masterless samurai who avenged their disgraced masters death. In view of the first 1941 motion picture from japan, and from old japans most persisting story, the epic 3d dream experience 47 ronin is conceived. From ancient japans most enduring tale, the epic 3d fantasyadventure 47 ronin is born. The lead role goes to keanu reeves, as kai, who was from the original story. Keanu charles reeves, whose first name means cool breeze over the mountains in hawaiian, was born september 2, 1964 in beirut, lebanon.
Keanu reeves says he was put in movie jail after turning. Dont know about you, but im definitely ready for keanu reeves and his upcoming 47 ronin. He has to get the girl or at least save lady mika from having to marry the bad guy, lord kira. Today, reeves has over 100 acting credits under his belt, but some projects across his vast filmography have gotten better critical reception than others. The samurai spirit is a short animated film produced with universal pictures in conjunction with dsf as part of the marketing for the release of 47 ronin starring keanu reeves. Keanu reeves new movie has 47 problems, but the ronin ain. Keanu reeves leads the cast as kai, an outcast who joins oishi hiroyuki sanada, the leader of 47 outcast. The lead role goes to keanu reeves, as kai, who was from the. Official theatrical movie poster of for 47 ronin directed by carl rinsch.
Frequently lambasted by critics and often polarizing audiences. Grab your 7 day free trial of the nowtv sky cinema pass today and start watching the latest and best movies. With keanu reeves, charlize theron, jason isaacs, greg germann. A workaholic executive, and an unconventional woman agree to a personal relationship for a short period. Keanu reeves stars in the 3d actionadventure epic 47 ronin. Okay well 47 ronin seem to work okay i bought the set for a mortal and that and ripd ive never seen i was looking forward to watching something i hadnt seen before in 3d at home its skips terribly when it does play for a minute or two the sound in the mouth do not go together so i popped in 47 ronin loaded right up seemed to work fine i give it about 10 minutes i put this one back in and. Keanu reeves in 47 ronin 20 rinko kikuchi in 47 ronin 20 keanu reeves. If 47 ronin did anything, it proved to me that keanu reeves could and should have starred in a live action version of akira. Rejected posters from keanu reeves 47 ronin movie keanu reeves leads the cast as kai, an outcast who joins oishi hiroyuki more incredible artwork for ronin 47 these teaser onesheets feature art created for the films original 2012 launch date, which has since been changed to christmas. Keanus father was born in hawaii, of british, portuguese, native hawaiian, and chinese ancestry, and. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and reclaim their honor.
After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to. Keanu reeves makes an explosive return to actionadventure in 47 ronin. Which movie starring keanu reeves is your favorite. Keanu reeves has seen a lot of ups and downs in his career since starring in the wildly popular 1994 action movie speed in the may issue of gq. Keanu reeves stars in 47 ronin, an old samurai tale. See who they starred with and what they are working on now. Keanu reeves stars in the 3d actionadventure epic 47. Action starring keanu reeves, hiroyuki sanada, shibasaki kou. Watch 47 ronin online stream full movie nowtv free trial. Keanu reeves is the draw but not the star of this visually dazzling but thoroughly bogus update of one of japans greatest legends. Keanu reeves style evolution, from grunge heartthrob to ageless wonder celebrities woman. This band of ronin must seek help from kai reeves an enslaved halfbreed they once rejected in their ultimate fight for redemption in a. Carl rinsch directs this reimagining of the japanese tale about the revenge of the 47 ronin starring keanu reeves. The image measures 5000 3333 pixels and was added on 21 november keanu reeves in 47 ronin im probably one of the few who actually liked this movie.
A teenager in love, who needs money to arrange his future life with his mistress, kidnaps his own father for ransom, but nobody cares. It was an honor to visit the graves of the 47 ronin at sengakuji temple, in minato, japan. Keanu reeves 47 roninkeanu reeves moviesmovies 2014 latest moviessee moviefilm movie47 ronin full movieronin samuraironin 2. Supernatural exorcist and demonologist john constantine helps a policewoman prove her sisters death was not a suicide, but something more. The movie plays up the supernatural but the story of the honor. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and. Keanu reeves is a canadian actor who has appeared in films, television series and video games. Colour is hugely important in the film with separate armies featured it is the only sure way to tell them apart. His first lead role was as a teenager dealing with his best friends suicide in the. From lamebrained teenage time traveler to metaphysical scifi superman, keanu reeves has portrayed just about every character type imaginable in his sometimes wildly fluctuating career.
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