User reviews

...in glorious B&W.

Sometimes is not possible to confront the Destiny; even more if you are a low rank Samurai and the system is hypocritical.

Great criticism to the Bushido code and the so called ethics that at the end of the day; depends on the persons in charge and as Jean Monnet mentioned: "people move on but the institutions remain"; with that in mind; a single life can be in the way so is nothing to keep all the system (their own parcel actually; their little piece of Power) as a mechanism.

EVEN the prejudiced wanted to be into the code (to benefit his clan into the future) and tried to do the right thing but not matter that he was the only demonstrating real courage; shameless cowardice was the winner.

So shamed that the finale of the movie indicates that for the few that still kept their faces up.

Too much blood was wasted along these centuries to conform the powerful privileged. The only thing changed right now are the methods (less blood) but the rat race continues.

Great photography with good shoots.

Studio sets were ok.

Music works perfect in most of the film.