A great episode and what makes it even greater is the clear influence of Akira Kurosawa. The sword name. The character himself Mifune more like a tribute to the legendary Toshiro Mifune, Which this battle and the end of the it Between Mifune and Hanzo is proudly influenced by Kurosawa's masterpiece Sanjuro (1962).
Review of Mifune VS Hanzô
