Modern 47 Ronin

Modern 47 Ronin is a 2013 American dystopian action thriller film written, produced, and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It was Blomkamp's second directorial effort. The film stars Keanu Reeves and Sharlto Copley alongside Lucy Liu, Hugo Weaving, Jay Hernandez, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi, Ko Shibasaki, Min Tanaka, Benedict Wong and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. The film takes place in Ako, Hyogo between Ancient Japan and Modern Japan where Kai, later reincarnated as Kenneth "Ken" Han, is a half-breed who finds a group of men to become Ronin to avenge Lord Asano of Ako while he time jumps through the modern age of Japan.

The film was released on December 6, 2013 in Japan by Toho and later on December 25, 2013 by Sony Pictures Releasing through the Columbia Pictures label in North America in both conventional and 3D theaters and internationally by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed-to-positive reviews who praised its plot, style, visual effects, musical score, Blomkamp's direction, screenplay, and performances (particularly Reeves and Copley). It grossed $286 million worldwide against a $170 million budget and was hailed as a comeback for Reeves' career, though many consider it to be his next true return-to-form film John Wick in 2014 while being disappointing after Blomkamp's first film, District 9. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 1, 2014.