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| | Amazon.co.uk: Samurai Banners (REGION 1) (NTSC): DVD: Toshirô Mifune,Yoshiko Sakuma,Kinnosuke Nakamura,Yûjirô ... (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Hiroshi Inagaki, a reliable workhorse director who specialised in period action movies, avoids any hint of social criticism or modern political parallels, and instead exploits the resources of colour and widescreen to stage his story like a pageant, full of swirling battle scenes and grand romantic gestures. |
 | | The only problem that arises from this is that for those who are ignorant on Japanese history the film might seem a bit confusing, although luckily there's a 32-paged 'historical explanation' as a part of the DVD extra features. |
 | | Inagaki works wonders with the direction, the colourful battle scenes are spectacular, and even the title music is pure emotion. |
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