Beautiful to look at Samurai film concerning a bunch of masterless swordsmen who end up protecting a brothel and tavern from some bad ass samurai. more meditative then flat out action film this is a film of characters and ideas. yes there is action but the effects of events have weight because we care about the people. I picked the DVD up a while ago but never sat down to see it until tonight. I've been running across the film on Kung Fu on Mojo HD and could never piece it all together. Running across the film in my movie case I pulled it out and watched a good portion of it tying together the knots of plot. I like the film a great deal. Its not perfect and it wouldn't be on my all time favorite list but it is a good two hours that I wouldn't mind revisiting at a later time. Its worth a look especially if you're willing to be patient with how the story unfolds.