12-31-2008, 07:49 PM
I have the DVD. I found the movie absolutely fascinating Having been exposed to views from the Allied side for all of my life I found this view of the battle from the enemy's perspective curiously refreshing. I actually wound up really liking the character Saigo. I've seen the film in dubbed in English and I found it had lost its "spirit". The only way to see this film is in Japanese.
I give the film "two thumbs up"
Add my 2 thumbs up to that review also... Soldiers in these WWII movies need to speak their native language or it loses all sense of realism to me. Took me a few flicks to warm up to reading subtitles, but now I wouldn't have it any other way!
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