A brief opinion

Rating: 9/10 (2 March 2004)

The film was great, but as a Feudal Japan-fan I would have changed a few minor details if given the opportunity to direct..=) Altogether it still was an impressive presentation of the clash between the Feudal culture and upcoming Industrialization.. Casting was quite successful, few of the post-filming effects stood out a bit too clearly but did not interfere with the film itself. At least not too much. War was depicted as a brutal, yet beautiful thing and the violence was quite graphic, but it was almost a necessity in this kind of movie. All of the battle-scenes were breath-taking and especially the first engagement between the samurai and the soon-to-be Imperial army was something that will stick in your mind for quite some time.