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That's the point, as it always was in traditional special effects: to deceive the eye, not insult it. Most of the movement here is at least somewhat plausible in terms of the real world.

Too often CGI is an excuse for what amounts to live-action cartoons. Here is a film that could be studied for its lessons by the manufacturers of Friday night action blockbusters.

Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rated NR considerable samurai mayhem. Mikijiro Hira as Sir Doi. Koji Yakusho as Shimada. Takayuki Yamada as Shinrokuro. Masachika Ichimura as Hanbei Kitou. Goro Inagaki as Lord Naritsugu. Yusuke Iseya as Koyata. Reviews Samurai elegance in action. Roger Ebert May 24, Now streaming on:.

Powered by JustWatch. In this respect, their deaths allow for vice to be punished and virtue to triumph. Though Shinrouku contemplates life beyond the samurai, we are unsure of his intentions. Clearly, both are free to choose alternative ways of living, and the film empathizes with their circumstances. When Naritsugu uses Hanbei's head as a kickball, we understand that the Way of the Samurai is one of shackled servitude. And when we witness Shinzaemon moving beyond simple obedience into creating an individualized, moral position--choosing to stand and perish in the cleavage between tyranny and freedom--we understand Tengan and Miike's argument about the supreme importance of personal choice.

Furthermore, the film argues quite radically that the bushido values of honor, benevolence, valor, respect are more effectively embodied and better defended by people who have a strong sense of individual agency, for those who are drawn to more collective constructs become eager despots and willing victims who sacrifice others for their causes.

The film consistently indicts a system that compels people to uphold their oaths to a despot and die on behalf of tyranny, but the film also offers a resolve: although group efforts often pressure people into surrendering their personal virtue, individuals can reaffirm their spirit and retain their humanity by interpreting the bushido less as a collectivist code of social conviction and a code of death and more as a personal code for individual responsibility, reflection, and action.

I came here looking for clarification on what happened to Kiga and I enjoyed your theory. Great read. I think Kiga is more tanuki than kitsune. I just watched this last night.

I also went in search of information on Kiga Koyata. I was sure I would find that he was a mythical creature of some repute in Japanese lore. I think this may suggest there is more to the relationship between Shinrouko and Kiga than meets the eye. Share this story. They quickly transform a sleepy little village into a booby-trap-laden killing ground, preparing to ambush their target before he reaches the safety of his estate.

But even with surprise and skill on their side, can the small group of assassins possibly hope to prevail against Naritsugu's private army of more than soldiers? Community Showcase More. Follow TV Tropes. You need to login to do this.