I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Kurosawa-san's genius has long been accepted, but this movie makes me feel that Mifune-san doesn't get enough credit for his acting. His portrayal of Washizu is perfectly done, changing from happy, good man in the beginning, to paranoid, self-serving tyrant in the end. While this movie is an adaptation of MacBeth, it is different enough to stand on it's own merits. I feel that the movie could have done with a little more time developing the relationship between Washizu and Miki, so that a much greater impact is felt when Washizu kills his lifelong friend, and perhaps a little less time showing the two riding on horses in the heavy fog. Aside from small storyline complaints I think everything was perfectly done, with a powerful climax that so few modern movies are able to accomplish.
-Mike Garvey
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