What if cowboys put on beret in the Western. What if Hamlet puts on short shorts. This is the kind of film I remember. There are so many strange hairstyle and outfits as 18th century Japanese samurai and women in the film. The shogun does not look like shogun in any periods in Japan. He looked like Chinese to me. Mika, a daughter of Lord Asano, must be noble. But, her way of putting on kimono looks like whore and sometimes she dressed like Princess Leia in Star Wars. The art direction also looks so cheap. I do not know how the production spent 175 million dollars. This is the worst samurai film ever made. If you like mondo samurai films, I recommend "The Summer of Samurai" (1986) made in West Germany.
Review of 47 Ronin
