Plot: Rescued from certain death by the compassionate ruler, Lord Asano, the unprotected young outcast, Kai, grows up alongside with his benefactor's beloved daughter, Mika, in eighteenth-century Japan. Having sworn eternal devotion to his benevolent protector, Kai's world will turn upside down when a seemingly innocent visit by the supreme monarch, Shogun Tsunayoshi, and the leader of the neighbouring province, Lord Kira, leads to a shameful act of treason, and Lord Asano's dishonourable death. Now, Asano's loyal men, his high-ranking samurai, Oishi, and Kai are rendered ronin--or masterless samurai--forever banished into the unforgiving wilderness, leaving Mika in the clutches of her father's arch-rival, Kira. However, there's a Tengu-raised fighter in their midst who craves justice. Will the 47 Ronin save Mika and clear their disgraced commander's name?
Alternative Plot: In feudal Japan, Lord Asano rules his province with fairness. However, jealous Lord Kira (Tadanobu Asano) fears that the shogun favors Asano over him and hatches a plot that ends with Asano's ritual suicide. After Asano's death, his samurai, led by Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), are forced to live as outcasts. Oishi wanders for several years but realizes that he must turn to Kai (Keanu Reeves), a mixed-blood warrior he once rejected, to help him and his ronin comrades take revenge on Lord Kira.
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