Plot
While hunting in the forest, Lord Asano of Ako and his samurai find a young half-breed and take him with them to live in the castle. Several years later, Lord Asano holds a tournament to welcome the Shogun to Ako. The night after the tournament, Lord Asano is bewitched into hurting Lord Kira of Nagato, and is punished into committing seppuku by the Shogun. Realizing that it was a Lord Kira's evil plot, the samurais and the half-breed sets out for revenge against the Shogun's order.
Written by
Chris Morgan, Hossein Amini, Walter Hamada
Directed by
Carl Rinsch
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom, Japan, Hungary
Production Companies
Relativity Media, Universal Pictures, H2F Entertainment, Moving Picture Company, Stuber Productions, Mid Atlantic Films
Languages
English
Awards
5 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
178,938
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
28
Popularity
NA