VISUALLY BREATHTAKING!!!!

Rating: Null/10 (22 January 2002)

Akira Kurosawa trained as an artist and it is evident by leaps and bounds in this movie. Visually stunning the colors and scenery make this movie a must see just based on that. Then you throw in Kurosawa's adeptation of Shakespeare and this movie is a can't miss for any movie fan. The 2 battle scenes are amazing to watch. They had me on the edge of my seat. This movie is very long. I did not think I would be able to watch it all in one night but once I started I couldn't stop. I was not bored except for 1 time. This was when Lord Hidetora went crazy in the desert, though it is needed for the story, I found it a bit on the boring side (the blind guy was a nice twist). Another plus to this masterpiece was the exceptional acting especially Tatsuya Nakadai(Lord Hidetora) and Mieko Harada(lady Kaede). The Lady Kaede character was played brilliantly. A back stabbing b**** who was out to be number 1 no matter what she had to do to accomplish this. All in all this movie was a 10 for me!