Keanu reeves takes on samurai revenge epic 'hidari' in trippy stop-motion

In a surprise move, Hollywood star Keanu Reeves is set to lead the cast of Hidari, a visually stunning Japanese stop-motion period film inspired by the elusive 18th-century sculptor Hidari Jingoro.

Reeves voices protagonist jingoro, a master craftsman consumed by vengeance.

Based on a 2023 proof-of-concept video that racked up 4.9 million views on YouTube, Hidari tells a gripping tale of revenge set in Edo-period Japan. When Jingoro loses his mentor, the woman he loves, and his right arm in a conspiracy during the reconstruction of Edo Castle, he's transformed into an agent of vengeance.

With a prosthetic weaponized arm, Jingoro, accompanied by his