banzai !

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2008)

one of the very few films i have seen at the cinema where i have stood up and clapped (and cried) at the end.an epic in every sense,tom cruise proves he can act and this is just a remarkable,stunning film.not a single moment is wasted and it deserves a much wider audience than it had. the culture and the gentle nature of the people of this time are fully explored unlike some films which do not address how the Japanese used to live. brilliant cinema on a scale we very rarely see these days.unmissable! it was unfortunate in that when i went to see this that it was the last showing on the last day the film was being shown.if i had known it was going to be this good,i would have gone on the first day and on subsequent days.