The first few minutes had me worried that the balancing of anime-style action and Jidaigeki realism was tipping in favour of the ridiculous, but what followed laid that idea to rest. The story is one of atonement, beautifully paced and emphasised with subtext and principles, set within an intricate framework that's tonally much darker than the previous film (2012).
A lot happens in the second half and not everyone is able to have the desired amount of screen time, but what we do get more than makes up for it.
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