Written by: Stoic Taco

Thanks to Hero Complex, we have an update on 47 Ronin directly from the leading man himself, Keanu Reeves.

Playing Kai, the son of an English sailor and a Japanese woman, joins the 47 ronin, led by Hiroyuki Sanada, out to avenge the death of their master at the hands of an evil lord.

The locations used in the shooting of the film are worldwide as outlined by Mr Reeves, “We just wrapped. It was our last day here in Hungary, we’re in Budapest…We had about 34 shooting days here. Then off to England. It’s been amazing so far.”

In the article Mr Reeves goes on to state just how immensely important this story is to the Japanese people and that there is a responsibility to treat the story with care and reverence.

“It’s a story of honor, revenge and impossible love. It’s … Read More »

Written by: Stoic Taco

At a recent press conference for 47 Ronin in London, the cast fielded several questions from eager reporters about how they felt working on the film and how they planned on tackling the very famous Japanese story.

Director Carl Rinsch explained that even though he does not come from a Japanese background he can understand the story’s themes.

“I can understand love, I can understand hate, I can understand revenge, and these are ideas and these are emotions that translate not just in Japan and not even just in America or England but all over the world so these are universal ideas…what drew me to [the story] are the universal themes and these larger than life characters that I can relate to on an emotional level and of course the world I was drawn to and the culture of … Read More »