Far East fantasy action starring a katanawielding Keanu Reeves as an outcast destined for greatness.
In feudal Japan, a land of great beasts and mighty samurai, Kai (Reeves) struggles to fit in. Found in the forest as a child by Lord Asano, he is distrusted as a bringer of bad luck by his peers.
His lot becomes worse still when Asano, the only man who held him in any regard, is betrayed and his lands – and beautiful daughter Mika – fall into the hands of neighbouring lord Kira. But now, a year on, with the help of disgraced samurai Oishi and a gang of masterless men, Kai is given the chance to earn the respect of his clan and take back the land that is rightfully theirs.
All the ingredients for a sweeping epic are assembled in this action adventure. Love, honour, betrayal and revenge all play out amid the sparkle of glittering armour, atmospheric palaces and delicately worded monologues.