JAPAN 2048

A FEATURE SCREENPLAY / JAPAN, 2048

Dark Ronin

In 2048, vengeance rides.

01 / THE STORY

SIXTEEN YEARS.
ONE RECKONING.

In 2048 Japan, a robotic-armed vigilante wages a brutal war against the powerful Yakuza clan responsible for murdering his family, forcing him to confront how far he’ll go to settle a vengeance sixteen years in the making.

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02 / THE TEASER

PROOF OF CONCEPT — 00:51

A GLIMPSE INTO
THE DARK.

Dark Ronin concept poster: Ren with a katana beside a black motorcycle in neon-lit, rainy 2048 Japan

CONCEPT ARTWORK — DARK RONIN

03 / THE WORLD

A SHADOW
IN THE NEON.

Rain-soaked streets. A city under Yakuza control. One man with a robotic arm, a blade, and a debt that cannot be forgotten.

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04 / THE PITCH

FEATURE SCREENPLAY BY ANDREW HALE

THE STORY.
THE WORLD.

A fourteen-slide industry presentation covering the story, visual approach, casting considerations, and a preliminary production budget.

Ren beside his motorcycle on a rainy street in the Dark Ronin concept teaserTHE PITCH DECK / 14 SLIDES

Explore the film package and illustrative $25M production target.

VIEW PITCH DECK
CASTING IDEAS

WHO COULD PLAY REN?

Actors for consideration. No actor is attached to the project.

Andrew Koji
01 / PRIMARY CONSIDERATION

Andrew Koji

Physical command and restrained intensity.

Shun Oguri
02 / ALTERNATIVE

Shun Oguri

Seasoned screen presence with physical action range.

Portraits: Conway van Gelder Grant; Japan MHLW / CC BY 4.0; Dick Thomas Johnson / CC BY 2.0. Portraits cropped for layout; credits do not imply endorsement.

THE COMPLETE SCREENPLAY

For industry inquiries, request the script directly from Andrew Hale.

REQUEST THE SCRIPT
DARK RONIN / CONCEPT TEASER