06-07-2015, 01:12 AM
A non-Zatoichi Katsu film. He's even the secondary protagonist. A backstory tale of the 47 ronin, with romance, bushido and vengeance. It's long and epically soap opera but gorgeous in tone and scenery. But the bottom line is the swordfights Rock. Long single shots with dynamic camerawork. The climactic finale fight is brilliant, so much so that when the 47 make their move, it's the epilogue and that works fine. How did this gem escape me for so long?
Shadow boxing the apocalypse