WOW...just wow! What a film, a delight to watch from beginning to end. Set in the shogun/samurai era but it has to be said that shogun's have never before been seen like this. Directed by Takashi Miike who is known best to us Westerners for his ultra violent film "ichi the killer" but this....its just unbelievable cinema. A completely different film from him reminiscent of the "seven samurai" film and a far cry from the usual outstanding through to bizarre films we have come to except from Miike. This is a mature Miike we are seeing. Sure this film has a lot of characters and requires your full attention to understand the story but when it's so good...who cares. There are one or two scenes that will stay with you after the film is finished but that comes with the territory of being such a powerful director. Violent and entertaining, and with good examination of the samurai and their duties, fans of Miike's previous films and fans of the samurai epic will not be disappointed.A recommended watch but do go for the directors cut.
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