#include <bits/stdc++.h>

/*
#include <atcoder/all>
using namespace atcoder;
*/
#pragma GCC target("avx2")
#pragma GCC optimize("O3")
#pragma GCC optimize("unroll-loops")
//#include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp>
using namespace std;


using dou =long double;
string yes="yes";
string Yes="Yes";
string YES="YES";
string no="no";
string No="No";
string NO="NO";

template<class T> inline bool chmax(T& a, T b) { if (a < b) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
template<class T> inline bool chmin(T& a, T b) { if (a > b) { a = b; return true; } return false; }
typedef long long ll;
typedef pair<int,int> P;
typedef pair<ll,ll> PL;
const ll mod = 1000000007ll;
//const ll mod = 10000000000ll;
//const ll mod = 10000;

struct mint {
  ll x; // typedef long long ll;
  mint(ll x=0):x((x%mod+mod)%mod){}
  mint operator-() const { return mint(-x);}
  mint& operator+=(const mint a) {
    if ((x += a.x) >= mod) x -= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint& operator-=(const mint a) {
    if ((x += mod-a.x) >= mod) x -= mod;
    return *this;
  }
  mint& operator*=(const mint a) { (x *= a.x) %= mod; return *this;}
  mint operator+(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) += a;}
  mint operator-(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) -= a;}
  mint operator*(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) *= a;}
  mint pow(ll t) const {
    if (!t) return 1;
    mint a = pow(t>>1);
    a *= a;
    if (t&1) a *= *this;
    return a;
  }

  // for prime mod
  mint inv() const { return pow(mod-2);}
  mint& operator/=(const mint a) { return *this *= a.inv();}
  mint operator/(const mint a) const { return mint(*this) /= a;}
};
istream& operator>>(istream& is, const mint& a) { return is >> a.x;}
ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const mint& a) { return os << a.x;}
#define rep(i, n)         for(ll i = 0; i < (ll)(n); i++)
#define brep(n)           for(int bit=0;bit<(1<<n);bit++)
#define bbrep(n)           for(int bbit=0;bbit<(1<<n);bbit++)
#define erep(i,container) for (auto &i : container)
#define itrep(i,container) for (auto i : container)
#define irep(i, n)        for(ll i = n-1; i >= (ll)0ll; i--)
#define rrep(i,m,n) for(ll i = m; i < (ll)(n); i++)
#define reprep(i,j,h,w) rep(i,h)rep(j,w)
#define all(x) (x).begin(),(x).end()
#define rall(x) (x).rbegin(),(x).rend()
#define VEC(type,name,n) std::vector<type> name(n);rep(i,n)std::cin >> name[i];
#define pb push_back
#define pf push_front
#define query int qq;std::cin >> qq;rep(qqq,qq)
#define lb lower_bound
#define ub upper_bound
#define fi first
#define se second
#define itn int
#define mp make_pair
//#define sum(a) accumulate(all(a),0ll)
#define keta fixed<<setprecision
#define vout(a) erep(qxqxqx,a)std::cout << qxqxqx << ' ';std::cout  << std::endl;
#define vvector(name,typ,m,n,a)vector<vector<typ> > name(m,vector<typ> (n,a))
//#define vvector(name,typ,m,n)vector<vector<typ> > name(m,vector<typ> (n))
#define vvvector(name,t,l,m,n,a) vector<vector<vector<t> > > name(l, vector<vector<t> >(m, vector<t>(n,a)));
#define vvvvector(name,t,k,l,m,n,a) vector<vector<vector<vector<t> > > > name(k,vector<vector<vector<t> > >(l, vector<vector<t> >(m, vector<t>(n,a)) ));
#define case std::cout <<"Case #" <<qqq+1<<":"
#define RES(a,i,j) a.resize(i);rep(ii,i)a[ii].resize(j);
#define RESRES(a,i,j,k) a.resize(i);rep(ii,i)a[ii].resize(j);reprep(ii,jj,i,j){dp[ii][jj].resize(k)};
#define res resize
#define as assign
#define ffor for(;;)
#define ppri(a,b) std::cout << a<<" "<<b << std::endl
#define pppri(a,b,c) std::cout << a<<" "<<b <<" "<< c<<std::endl
#define ppppri(a,b,c,d) std::cout << a<<" "<<b <<" "<< c<<' '<<d<<std::endl
#define aall(x,n) (x).begin(),(x).begin()+(n)
#define SUM(a) accumulate(all(a),0ll) 
#define stirng string
#define gin(a,b) int a,b;std::cin >> a>>b;a--;b--;
#define popcount __builtin_popcount
#define permu(a) next_permutation(all(a))
//#define grid_input(a,type) int h,w;std::cin >> h>>w;vvector(a,type,h,w,0);reprep(i,j,h,w)std::cin >> a[i][j];

//typedef long long T;
ll ceil(ll a,ll b){
    return ((a+b-1)/b);
}
const int INF = 2000000000;
//const ll INF64 =3223372036854775807ll;
//const ll INF64 = 9223372036854775807ll;
const ll INF64 = 9223372036854775ll;
const ll MOD = 1000000007ll;
//const ll MOD = 1000003ll;
const ll OD = 1000000000000007ll;
const dou pi=3.141592653589793;
long long modpow(long long a, long long n,ll MOD) { //累乗の余剰
    long long res = 1;
    while (n > 0) {
        if (n & 1) res = res * a % MOD;
        a = a * a % MOD;
        n >>= 1;
    }
    return res;
}


//メモ
//ゲーム(Grundy数とか)の復習をする
//群論の勉強をする？
//ドツボにハマったら頑張って今までの思考をリセットする
//学会のスライドを作る(水曜日まで)
//周期性の実験をする
//リスニング力をどうにかする
//GT学会の会費を払う
/*
#include <atcoder/all>
using namespace atcoder;
*/
/*
#include <atcoder/all>
using namespace atcoder;
*/
struct edge {// ダイクストラ法
    ll to, cost;
    edge(ll to,ll cost):
     to(to),cost(cost){};
    
};
typedef vector<vector<edge> > AdjList;  // 隣接リストの型
typedef vector<vector<edge> > Graph;
vector<ll> dist;
typedef pair<int, int> P;
void dijkstra(AdjList& graph,int n, int s){
    dist = vector<ll>(n,INF64);
    dist[s] = 0;
    priority_queue<P, vector<P>, greater<P> > que;
    que.push(P(0,s));
 
    while(!que.empty()){
        P p = que.top();
        que.pop();
        int v = p.second;
        if(dist[v] < p.first){
            continue;
        }
        for(int i=0;i < graph[v].size();i++){
            edge e = graph[v][i];
            if(dist[e.to] > dist[v] + e.cost){
                dist[e.to] = dist[v] + e.cost;
                que.push(P(dist[e.to],e.to));
            }
        }
    }
}

int h,w;
bool hani(int i,int j){//grid上探索において範囲内かどうかをreturn
    if(i>=0&&i<h&&j>=0&&j<w)return true;
    else return false;
}

int po(int i,int j){
    return i*w+j;
}
int main(){
    std::cin >> h>>w;
    vvector(a,char,h,w,0);
    //int ans=0;
    reprep(i,j,h,w)std::cin >> a[i][j];
    Graph g(h*w);
    std::vector<int> d{-1,0,1,0,-1};
    reprep(i,j,h,w){
        rrep(ii,1,3){
            int y=d[ii]+i;
            int x=d[ii+1]+j;
            if(!hani(y,x))continue;
            if(a[i][j]=='.'&&a[y][x]=='#'){
                //g[po(y,x)].pb(edge(po(i,j),1));
                g[po(i,j)].pb(edge(po(y,x),1));
            }
            else{
            //    g[po(y,x)].pb(edge(po(i,j),0));
                g[po(i,j)].pb(edge(po(y,x),0));
            }
        }
    }
    dijkstra(g,h*w,0);
    //vout(dist);
    ll ans=dist[po(h-1,w-1)];
    if(a[0][0]=='#')ans++;
    std::cout << ans << std::endl;
}

Measured memory_bytes: 4168