Along the way, she teams with a mysterious government agent, played by Josh Brolin, and an even
more mysterious outsider, played by Benicio Del Toro.
In a different, perhaps
more box - office - savvy film, Kai would be a Western audience identification figure, but in 47 Ronin, he's the most
mysterious character, an
outsider devoted to social codes of selflessness and rank, content to receive no respect from the other characters.