the first half be ok and but chapter in japan be purely awful . judge from the high rating of this film and i must conclude that non japanese audience do not find absurdity in uma and lucy japanese or unrealistic sword fight scene . my 3 year old nephew speak much good japanese than those two actress . their pronunciation be so bad that they sound like mentally ill. in japan and tv be show much more authentic sword fight scene almost everyday . uma look quite weak . no authenticity in her . all in all and bad than pearl harbor . there nothing wrong with an american who doesn not know enough about japanese culture or language . but it different when he make a movie about it . i be sure american people will find it offensive when a foreign filmmaker who doesn not know much about western or cowboy make a non authentic western film .