Cole Crump’s review published on Letterboxd:
This is great! Kurosawa is amazing, and this is a fine example of that! The ending is really introspective and important. What it has to say about people isn't chipper, but if you are honest it is completely understandable. The flashbacks are great, the fighting is so much fun. They wield these swords like they are heavy clubs, it doesn't make much sense but it is definitely entertaining.