How would you describe this? Briefly will not come out) In my opinion, this is a post-apocalypse-anti-militaristic-anime-western-dystopian parable against the background of colorful decorations and costumes, woven from a deliberately primitive plot, dialogues, and clichés from inexpensive, but became cult action movies of category 'B' 70-80 x years, (in particular Mad Max, Escape from New York, The Running Man), as well as the stylistics of films about samurai, and her interpretations of Tarantino, who tells us about some of the problems of the mentality of Japanese society caused by historical events and their consequences that hinder development and the acquisition of peace of mind for the population of this state.
The film is excellent, for all lovers of non-standard cinema, and looking for a spoonful of honey in any barrel, it is not necessary to watch, but it is possible) Of the minuses: choreography of action films, although the film is not entirely about it, it hurts the eye against the background of a very high-quality and well-developed picture (at the level of its budget, of course).
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It is impossible not to note the reunion of the duo Nick Cage - Nick Cassavetes, and a reference to their joint work in the film of another Asian director John Woo - 'Faceless', there you will see.