Akio Ôtsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Naoto Takenaka, Tomoya Nagase, Yûki Chinen
A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.
DVD Release Date: June 16, 2009
Stats: 157 reviews
first of all, i have to say, that because this film only played in american theaters for one night, they charged me $15 to see this movie. so i needed it to deliver to say the least, and it did.
the animation was the strongest point, it was beautiful. the story was very borrow...( read more)
Great movie, Although I found the story a little too familiar, the action scenes were jaw-dropping. I loved the final battle scene, I thought the backing music added the little extra drama that was needed in the earlier parts of the movie.
I like it! Great movie, everything from the animation to the fight scenes, from the story to the sweeping symphonic score that compliments the period setting perfectly. The best part, however, is the dynamics between two of the main characters, Kotaro and Nanashi. The movie is s...( read more)
A very tense and interesting anime actioner that is gorgeous to look at and moves quickly while still allowing us to get a good glimpse at the characters and their motives (fyi, lots of political sides in this one). Very good.
Oh my....
Too many positive nods can't be a good thing as it sometimes tends to make the product overrated. But rest assured, that this time the hype is completely warranted. I haven't seen a samurai movie this good (of any kind)? since The Twilight Samurai. The story, animation,...( read more)
1st anime I've watched in a few years, great animation, great story, great main character
Most of the main elements of the characters and story were taken right from movies that have done it better but over all this was a good watch. The animation was excellent and the action scenes played out well.
I can't say much for the voice acting as I saw a dubbed version. Th...( read more)
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