wakayama tomisaburo portrayal of fugitive ex kaishakunin ogami itto felt entirely natural . his demeanor and his voice and his appearance all of it speak to dislodgement . when he enter a space i and as well a character on the screen and could feel he do not belong there and that his determination to be there spell trouble . i read somewhere that mr. wakayama actually take kendo ( japanese swordsmanship ) training and that would explain his comfort with the katana and which show magnificently in every cutfest . if you watch the movie and from the moment he draw to the moment he sheaths the sword you feel a though you be witness something inevitably ugly . he would even spin the katana quickly to flick off the blood before sheathe it and it would happen in an effortless instant . nakamura kinnosuke rendition come across a a rendition . it feel a though he be try too hard to be someone else or tell someone else story . a a result and every time i try to engage i would lose my grip because he do not seem to have a firm grip on the role and himself . a though it be awkward for him . the swordsmanship in the tv series be entirely old school hollyweird and too . camera cut to disguise mr. nakamura awkwardness with the katana and slow action and target sit still and etc . extremely bad and from a viewer perspective . there be a moment in the episode the castle wall attack when mr. nakamura draw his sword like a child . it be embarrass . he handle it a though it be heavy . i almost fell off my chair . and let be frank represent the story be about an excellent swordsman . period . swordsmanship be an issue . realism isn not and however represent the swordplay in the movie be excellent and manga like and a be intend and i be sure . ( the baby cart be outfit with a cluster of automatic and rapid fire musket operate by a 3 year old . yes . manga style . ) it how the story seamlessly weave historical cultural accuracy into and basically and superhero fantasy that make the movie captivate . ( read yoshikawa eiji musashi [ % historical legend ] % . ) i couldn not really sit through the tv series episode . they just felt cheap . see the movie first and you will know what i be talk about .