You'll enjoy this even if you don't know what's going on

Rating: Null/10 (6 April 2004)

I saw this film in Japan (as Green Destiny) long before it was released in Europe, which was great ... but with one minor drawback - it was shown with a Chinese soundtrack and Japanese subtitles which meant that I, as a determined monoglot, struggled somewhat to keep up with the story. Given the price of cinema tickets in Japan, I was not best pleased.
This might not have been so bad if so many of the characters hadn't been sporting identical haircuts - as it was, I spent the first 60 minutes of the film thinking two people were actually one person. And then there was a flash back sequence that left me baffled for a while. Luckily, my wife was on hand to provide a whispered commentary ("He very impressed her skill" etc.)
But, that aside, this is cracking film that I had hoped Hollywood would take notice of and imitate. Sadly, they have not. This film has intelligence, decent acting, great scenery and, of course, some very good fight scenes.
Well worth a look see if you get the chance .. or buy it on DVD and watch with English subtitles rather than listening to the awful dubbed soundtrack.