Just watched this (glad to see a recommendation in FSM from Andy)- it was very interesting and visually stunning- there are a couple of very, very tense moments in this film!

Anyway, for anyone who has seen it, I thought it was funny that the first time I saw Ryunosuke he was dressed in black with this over-sized hat covering his face. I immediately thought of Darth Vader.....then I thought of Dark Helmet.....then I stopped thinking. Anyway, I thought it was a very good film.

Thanks Michael, Criterion does us proud and there are some great movies I never would have taken a chance on had I not been added to their mailing list. Good movie!