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Title: take some real time to think this exercise of otherness
Review: don't look for samurai-fights in this movie since it is rather a window into a different time with different people who only slighlty resemble today's norm. this could be indeed an exercise into otherness--hara-kiri, samurai codes of honor, loyalty, etc.however contradictory this may sound, one may look at the tension between the two main types of behavior depicted in this movie (early 18 century, Japan) as precursor for today's environment: 'working the system' vs. fighting like a samurai. in other words, highly controlled/conditioned/regulated vs. organic/reflex behaviors.this version of the movie misses on point (out of five) for its poor technical quality. otherwise it is a top creation-- notwithstanding censorship and other similar 'clever' considerations.
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