How far can a butter of old clips from Ran and Shogun be spread across documentary bread before it becomes flavor-free? I also suspect that the title is supposed to be somehow evocative of The Last Samurai, though there’s no footage from that one in here. To be fair, there’s some good content here. The kendo and iaido footage is fun, and some of the information presented by the talking heads is interesting. Overall, however, this is one of those high-band-cable-ish jobs that doesn’t amount to much. Mildly amusing
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