Wonderful movie with great sense of tradition and culture

Rating: 10/10 (14 January 2004)

The thing about this movie that got to me most, was the feeling of appreciation of culture and traditions, without regard of political correctness. Even though this is a work of fiction, the struggle of modernization vs tradition of early Meiji Japan is captured in a dramatic way that seems very credible. I think a lot of people with strong cultural and ethnic backgrounds and values can relate to it very strongly when viewing everyday life in a modern society. I loved every minute of it...