| Duration | 2h 8m | Rating (UK) | 12A |
| Source of story | A traditional Japanese folk tale. | ||
| Writers/Script | Chris Morgan, Hossein Amini | ||
| Additional Info | Story by Chris Morgan and Walter Hamadi. The making of this movie is something of a saga itself. The studio execs wanted Keanu Reeves to have more screen time, and the love interest and so there were reshoots and re-editing, after the director was sacked. | ||
| Director | Carl Rinsch | ||
| Starring | Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rinko Kikuchi and a lot of japanese actors. | ||
| Elevator Pitch | In a fantasy version of ancient Japan a tribal chief is bewitched into attacking a fellow lord and as a result is condemned to commiting seppuku by the Shogun. His samurai, together with a half-breed he had adopted, become “ronin” surviving as outlaws until their leader is released from captivity. They decide to take revenge even though their deaths could result. | ||
| Content | Quite a number of set pieces involving sword fights on a variety of scales. Involvement of a witch who is capable of moving from place to place as a convoluted cloth and turning into a dragon. Large scale presentations of Japanese warriors in traditional and colourful dress. Characters look longingly at each other quite a bit. | ||
| A View | I can’t imagine how the makers expected the Japanese to like a film which subverted a traditional and much respected tale. But not only did the Japanese not like it, no-one else did either, so it lost a fortune. The design is pretty good, and apparently the various factions in medieval Japan actually did wear colourful armour, so almost worth a watch for nothing. | ||
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