Hakuoki

A more personal approach to the tale of the 47 Loyal Ronin, this tragic drama examines the lives of two samurai who admire and respect each other but end up on opposite sides of the conflict between Lords Asano and Kira. Shintaro Katsu and Raizo Ichikawa are both in top form with their acting and fighting skills, though sadly the audience doesn't get treated to a duel between these two titans of jidaigeki. Still a very classy samurai flick with great action and unconventional camera work.

I'm not sure why but this really didn't work for me. As others have stated, the film is filled with recognizable faces. The story is slow but not really bad and there is a decent amount of action but nothing really drew me into the story or made me interested in any if the characters.