One of the best samurai movies I've seen. The directing, the style, fighting sequences, cinematography and editing are visually stunning and gorgeous in its way but the main problem of this movie is the unresolved plot holes about the other characters and development of their roles in the story. And also the cliffhanger ending in which it feels incomplete and ambiguous. But overall the movie is outstanding and a never before seen movie of that year it feels modern in its day.