This got off to a little bit of a slow start, but after the origin story it was really fun. I loved how they shot the sex scene and the flashback where Wolf takes on the Shogunate’s army in his white robes. The duel during this moment is particularly great. Ogami Ittō AKA Lone Wolf is such a great character. I’m excited to see where they other films go. The real shocker for me was how bloody and violent this was. I always thought cause of the little kid involved it was something that was like on TV similar to some of the Chinese Kung-Fu movies released in the 70s. The rape scene in particular was particularly brutal and caught me off guard.
