Long delayed and finally seeing the light at the end of this year,
Keanu Reeves will return to the big screen again in action form by the end of the year with a westernized adaptation of the real-life samurai legend of the forty-seven ronin, with the title of the movie "
47 Ronin". Directed by
Carl Erik Rinsch, the film sees Reeves star as a half-Japanese, half-British warrior named
Kai, who joins the 47 Ronin in a quest to avenge the death of their master by Lord Kira and defeat anyone who stands in their way.
The film also stars a plethora of Japanese talent who have proven themselves with several Hollywood films, including
Pacific Rim's Rinko Kikuchi as
Mizuki and the great
Hiroyuki Sanada as
Kuranosuke Oishi, who is the leader of the
Ronin. Sanada's no stranger to Samurai movies either, having starred alongside
Tom Cruise and
Ken Watanabe in the 2003 film
The Last Samurai, and also co-starring with
Hugh Jackman this year in
The Wolverine. Legendary
Mortal Kombat and
Tekken actor
Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa also co-stars as the
Shogun, while
Battleship and Thor actor
Tadanobu Asano plays
Lord Kira.