A few people know well that the "Star Wars" series were inspired in part by the wandering samurai (Ronin) films like "Yojimbo" of fabled Japanese director, Akira Kurosowa. This speaks volumes about how important a movie this is. Even from a pure entertainment point of view, this film is extremely good and never misses a note.
Toshiro Mifune gives one of his best performances. The film has a plethora of characters who all perform adequately for this movie to be impeccable. Barring a few moments where the acting of some can be labeled cheesy, the movie is top notch. Some moments do remind us of similar scheming in samurai movies. Yet, the writing is so fresh that we are never reminded of any stereotypes and are instead greeted with an invigorating thread of unique perspectives offered through this Ronin.
Toshiro Mifune gives one of his best performances. The film has a plethora of characters who all perform adequately for this movie to be impeccable. Barring a few moments where the acting of some can be labeled cheesy, the movie is top notch. Some moments do remind us of similar scheming in samurai movies. Yet, the writing is so fresh that we are never reminded of any stereotypes and are instead greeted with an invigorating thread of unique perspectives offered through this Ronin.