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Metascore
75 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Summary: Set in 1865 in a Kyoto samurai fortress, this movie explores the homosexual attraction between young recruits and their superiors.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    100
    A further, captivating extension of Oshima's marriage of the oblique and the erotic.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    80
    An action film at once baroque and austere, hypnotic and opaque.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    80
    Emblematic of the man's (Oshima) career: ironic, ambiguous, sublime.
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  4. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Jared Rapfogel
    60
    A difficult, ambiguous film.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. PaulB.
    10
    Gorgeous cinematography and hypnotic sound design. Structurally perfect in its controlled ambiguity. If you liked this film, you should also check out Claire Denis' "Beau Travail."… Expand

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